Paul,
Many thnaks for the two references, another good text on calendars is
"Calendrical Calculations". The URL below has all the details.
http://emr.cs.uiuc.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/index.shtml
Regards,
Luke Coletti
Paul Murphy wrote:
>
> I think I have already mentioned The Stones of Time by Martin Brennan to
> members of the list. It is worth a look for some ancient and large sundial
> information. It is published by Inner Traditions International, Rochester
> Vermont, in 1994 and still available. (ISBN 0-89281-509-4)
>
> May I also mention a new book which I have just read and which may interest
> others:
>
> The Calendar, by David Ewing Duncan, published by Fourth Estate (1998)
> (ISBN1-85702-721-3; Price £12.99) is the story of " the 5000-year struggle
> to align the clock with the heavens and what happened to the missing ten
> days."
> Again well worth a look for the amateur.
>
> Paul Murphy @ 53* 17' N 06* 08' W