How to re-write the calendar.....
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"The Gregorian calendar is the internationally accepted civil calendar. It was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII, after whom the calendar was named, by a decree signed on 24 February 1582, a papal bull known by its opening words Inter gravissimas. The reformed calendar was adopted later that year by a handful of countries, with other countries adopting it over the following centuries. The need for the Gregorian reform stemmed from the fact that the Julian calendar system assumes time between vernal equinoxes is 365.25 days, when in fact it is about 11 minutes less. The accumulated error between these values was about 10 days when the reform was made, resulting in the equinox occurring on March 11 and moving steadily earlier in the calendar. Since the equinox was tied to the celebration of Easter, the reform in the calendar was undertaken by the Roman Catholic Church."
So now you know this, here is the news. I looked in earlier at 15:82 - hang on, there are not 82 minutes in the hour but I guess that when this one works out there will be... Announcement on screen "All night Shower show on Tuesday 17th June" So do I wait until Tuesday or 17th June ? Or did Pope Gregory not allow for the eUrotic vernal equinox that occurs this week. So let's just see how long it takes to get this put right. Or not. |
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