Did I accidently subscribe to the calender reform list? No...I don't think I did. How did this get to my in-box? Gee. Yet ANOTHER calender message from Brij! Argh.
---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thu, 07 Aug 2003 17:50:27 +0000 Subject: [USMA:26529] Re: 28/293 Calendar Special Day > 'Speciality of February 29' every four years was understandable. > Several frioends have argued to have it EVERY YEAR. Well, I have > amply shown its possibility by following *Divide by six(6) Rule* > using 834-yr cycle (139+9 LWks). Time of the Day during any date can > be 12x60x60, 24x60x60, 10x100x100 or 20x100x100 units or for that > matter any distribution that meet the common man's needs; for civil > use. It is the astronomical application that hinder *one scholar > from the other*. I have placed my expositions, to examine by usma & > Calndr-L friends to see through WHAT is best for SI (System > Internationale d'Unites). Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. > *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** > Thirty days in July, September: > April, June, November, December; > All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone: > Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; > Till leap year gives the whole week READY: > Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy! > > And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! > ***** ***** ***** ***** > > >From: "Engel,Victor S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: East Carolina University Calendar discussion List > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: 28/293 Calendar Special Day > >Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:25:23 -0500 > > > >Special leap days (29 February) are usually 428064 days apart (4 * 293 > >years). They are also sometimes 761166 days apart (2 * 4 * 293 - 260) > >years > >apart (or 7 * 293 + 33 years). Can there be any other spacing? The spacing > >depends on the distribution of the exceptions to the every 4 years rule for > >leap years. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Engel,Victor S [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 3:14 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: 28/293 Calendar Special Day > > > > > > > > > Karl and Calendar People, > > > > > > Karl has described (but not named) a special day in the > > > 28/293 calendar. It > > > is the day that occurs X days from the end of the month where > > > X is the value > > > of the accumulator for that same month. > > > > > > All Gregorian dates (month and day combination) are sometimes > > > special days. > > > Today (06 August), for example, is a special day in the year > > > 2134. Because > > > of the similarity between the Gregorian year and the 28/293 > > > year, the next > > > occurrence of this date being a special day is likely to be > > > 293 years later. > > > It's possible, though, for other intervals to occur, such as > > > 33 years, or > > > 260 years. The possible values are those where the number of days is a > > > multiple of 294. How many days are in such a span depends > > > upon how many leap > > > years are in the span. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Want to visit Spain? Click here. > http://server1.msn.co.in/sp03/spain/index.asp Win a free trip. ------- End of Original Message -------
