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