My God. Finally, after 15 years, an explanation! It seems you're quite correct! Thank you!
http://www.wednesdaycrucifixion.com/inclusive-reckoning.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting i ------ Original Message ------ Received: 10:33 AM COT, 01/09/2014 From: Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: SI units and precision > On 2014-01-08, at 07:55, Ian S. Worthington wrote: > > > > And we too have the 15 day fortnight and up the ante with the 8 day week. > > > Is that perhaps a relic of classical inclusive counting, which > accounted an olympiad as five years? > > -- gil
