On Thu, 28 Dec 2006, M. Warner Losh wrote:
>
> We've accepted a statistical solution for the leap-day problem now for
> about 500 years.

The Julian calendar reform was in 46 BC. Astronomers still count Julian
years (365.25 days instead of exact years) when dealing with long MJD
intervals.

Tony.
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