[40] For the discussion of the number of cycles in a great cycle, a question concerning which there are two different opinions, see pp. [107] et seq.
[41] There are only two known exceptions to this statement, namely, the Initial Series on the Temple of the Cross at Palenque and that on the east side of Stela C at Quirigua, already noted.
[42] Mr. Bowditch (1910: App. VIII, 310-18) discusses the possible meanings of this element.
[43] For explanation of the term "full-figure glyphs," see p. [67].
[44] See the discussion of Serpent numbers in Chapter VI.
[45] These three inscriptions are found on Stela N, west side, at Copan, the tablet of the Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque, and Stela 10 at Tikal. For the discussion of these inscriptions, see pp. [114]-[127].
[46] The discussion of glyphs which may represent the great cycle or period of the 6th order will be presented on pp. [114]-[127] in connection with the discussion of numbers having six or more orders of units.
[47] The figure on Zoömorph B at Quirigua, however, has a normal human head without grotesque characteristics.
[48] The full-figure glyphs are included with the head variants in this proportion.
[49] Any system of counting time which describes a date in such a manner that it can not recur, satisfying all the necessary conditions, for 374,400 years, must be regarded as absolutely accurate in so far as the range of human life on this planet is concerned.