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Re: [LI] Interesting error on unix >> Perfection of Solar calender Over TIME <<



On Sun, 05 December 1999, C Hanish Menon wrote:
> However much much later it was found that a year was actualy 356 1/4 days.
> .....
> Actualy speaking its again not 356 1/4 exactly.
> .... again misses by a FEW SECONDS each year.

 Aargh! You mean my watch does not show the correct time. I should
have listened to the atomic-clock salesman....
;)
--vml,
Model Engg. College, Cochin






> However much much later it was found that a year was actualy 356 1/4 days.
> the concept of LEAP year was born, and also to take care of all these Quarter
> day misses thro all these centuries 10 days were removed from the calender
> thats what this should be. 
> 
> Actualy speaking its again not 356 1/4 exactly. Thats why one as the Centinal
> rule, where a centinal year has to be divisible by 400 to be a leap year. This
> again misses by a FEW SECONDS each year.
> 
> ---------
> Keep :-)
> HanishKVC
> http://hanishkvc.tripod.com
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