Re: Date question
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 53299
interpreted = N
texte = andy mowrey wrote: > I pulled the missing days thing from "man cal": > > "The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on > the 3rd > of September. By this time, most countries had recognized the > reforma- > tion (although a few did not recognize it until the early 1900's.) > Ten > days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the > cal- > endar for that month is a bit unusual." > That is a rather vast oversimplification. The actual papal bull switching from Julian to Gregorian Calendar was promulgated on 1582 February 24. So 1582 October 4 was followed by 1582 October 15 (10 days dropped). However, seeing that the Pope was Catholic, the Protestants hardly agreed immediately. Different countries around the globe made these adjustments at different dates over the next ~340 years after the "official" adjustment. This may be the best online resource: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html and here's the page with the discussion of when various countries switched: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/node3.html#SECTION00324000000000000000 However, unless you are storing and using date values prior to 1900, there is no reason to worry about whether it was 10, 11, or 13 days. HTH John p.s. the 2 Sept 1752 date was when British Empire and colonies switched -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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andy mowrey wrote: > I pulled the missing days thing from "man cal": > > "The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on > the 3rd > of September. By this time, most countries had recognized the > reforma- > tion (although a few did not recognize it until the early 1900's.) > Ten > days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the > cal- > endar for that month is a bit unusual." > That is a rather vast oversimplification. The actual papal bull switching from Julian to Gregorian Calendar was promulgated on 1582 February 24. So 1582 October 4 was followed by 1582 October 15 (10 days dropped). However, seeing that the Pope was Catholic, the Protestants hardly agreed immediately. Different countries around the globe made these adjustments at different dates over the next ~340 years after the "official" adjustment. This may be the best online resource: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html and here's the page with the discussion of when various countries switched: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/cal/node3.html#SECTION00324000000000000000 However, unless you are storing and using date values prior to 1900, there is no reason to worry about whether it was 10, 11, or 13 days. HTH John p.s. the 2 Sept 1752 date was when British Empire and colonies switched -- John Peacock Director of Information Research and Technology Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group 4720 Boston Way Lanham, MD 20706 301-459-3366 x.5010 fax 301-429-5747 ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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