Ressel, sir: I thank you for the link. This has already been discussed at Calnr-L list that I joined some time during mid 2002, after being advised by USMA members.
My approach to calendar reform has grown from view point of a common 'man-on street' who would like to resist changes to life as it goes on. Thus, I tried for the Easiest, Surest and Cheapest calendar that need minimal or NO CHANGES. Please see: http://www.brijvij.com/bb_metro-contrbn.2007.pdf Now reviewing, again: >All the defects of the Gregorian calendar are due to three features: >(1) the months are unequal; >(2) the month is not an exact multiple of the week; >(3) the ordinary year consists of 365 days, just one day over 52 weeks. Month lengths are UNEQUAL due to 'ecliptical path' followed by earth and number of days in each month are imbedded in 'common man's mental frame' right from his birth. Earth takes 365.242189669781 days to complete ONE revolution around the Sun, that we know as a YEAR. It is this period that bothers us most; and I handle it by accomodating ONE FULL LEAP WEEK 'using divide six (6)' plan i.e. FIVE years with 52-weeks and the sixth with 53-weeks. My discovery of 3x[(7*128)=896-yrs/159 LWks]; 834-yrs/148 LWks; and a combination of the TWO cycles that give 9x[1730-years/21397 lunation]; give almost current Mean Year value and Mean lunation values. Please see: http://www.brijvij.com/bb_harappaTithi-Cycles.pdf; > 1. All months would have the same number of days (28), the same number of > working days, except holidays, and the same number of Sundays. > 2. All months would have exactly four weeks. > 3. Each week-day would always occur on the same four fixed dates of the > month. >.4. Quarter-years and half-years would be of the same length. > 5. The month would always end on Saturdays. > 6. A holiday would always occur on the same week-day. > 7. The date of Easter could be fixed. > 8. Yearly calendars would no longer be necessary, one fixed monthly calendar > would be sufficient. Days of month in the year follow the 'already known' durations - eliminating the 'need to stress on mind' since the known distribution follow Keplers' Laws of Planetary duration/motion. The ONLY change is shifting July 31st to 2nd month as February 29th (ALL YEARS) and make up for 364-days/52 weeks in a common year and 53-weeks in the Leap Year XXXX. The calendar, however, is EVER fixed, and NOT needing any change with years. My earlier options of 364-day working are: http://www.brijvij.com/synposis-n-364d-options.doc IT MAY BE SEEN that in my proposal, I make ONLY necessary change of shifting July 31st as February 29th in the format of changed Alternate World Calendar: http://www.brijvij.com/bb_props.Alt.Wrld-Cal.pdf. Regards, Brij Bhushan Vij (MJD 2455966)/1725+D-030W04-02 (G. Tuesday, 2010 January 19H15:54 (decimal) EST Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 (365th day of Year is World Day) My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 > Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:48:32 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [USMA:46435] TIME - to change RE: metric in The Bent > > Are you familiar with this calendar? I discovered it when I took a > recent visit to the George Eastman house and the International Museum of > Photography here in Rochester. > > http://personal.ecu.edu/mccartyr/eastman.html > -- > > "Go for a Metric America" > Howard Ressel > Project Design Engineer, Region 4 > (585) 272-3372 > > > >>> On 1/15/2010 at 3:21 PM, in message > <[email protected]>, Brij Bhushan Vij > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bushell, sir: > > > >>It is your job as editor to judge whether to keep the > >>historic inch-pound numbers......OR GO.... along with the > >>metric value. > > I have taken the liberty to modify 'your line'. I could not resist > since I > > habeen contributing to such thoughts since almost 40 years! Again, > Why and > > for what hope the 'originators of Move to Metric' bargain to retain > and keep > > public confused' differentiating between METRIC and using DECIMALS > for day to > > day life. > > > > A deeper thought shall be seen if you visited my Home Page: > > http://www.brijvij.com/ and examined the need for Time/Calendars also > to > > change for 'good'. Please visit: > > > > http://www.brijvij.com/bb_AltWrldcal-OverView.pdf > > > > Regards, > > > > Brij Bhushan Vij > > (MJD 2455962)/1725+D-026W03-05(G. Friday, 2010 January 15H15:36 > (decimal) EST > > > > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda > > Jan:31; Feb:29; Mar:31; Apr:30; May:31; Jun:30 > > Jul:30; Aug:31; Sep:30; Oct:31; Nov:30; Dec:30 > > (365th day of Year is World Day) > > My Profile:http://www.brijvij.com/bbv_2col-vipBrief.pdf > > HOME PAGE: http://www.brijvij.com/ > > ******As per Kali V-GRhymeCalendaar***** > > "Koi bhi cheshtha vayarth nahin hoti, purshaarth karne mein hai" > > Contact # 001 (201) 675-8548 > > > > > > > > > >> CC: [email protected] > >> From: [email protected] > >> Subject: [USMA:46415] metric in The Bent > >> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:02:37 -0700 > >> To: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> 2010 January 15 > >> James D. Froula, Editor, The Bent of Tau Beta Pi > >> > >> I want to ask that you stop using inch-pound units in > >> The Bent. Always use metric units. > >> > >> In the Fall 2009 issue I see > >> 200 mph on page 17 > >> 300 pound stones 300 yds on page 18 > >> 100 ft. high, 400 foot-long on page 22 > >> few miles on page 23. > >> > >> Engineering is a matter of measurement and numbers > >> and Tau Beta Pi is the best of engineering. And I say the > >> best of engineering is metric. > >> > >> The Bent should be a leader in the mind set of metric > >> numbers and be a leader in ending the use of inch-pound > >> numbers. It is up to the editor to do this. > >> > >> Of course, historical stuff is full of inch-pound > >> numbers. It is your job as editor to judge whether to keep the > >> historic inch-pound numbers in what is printed along with the > >> metric value. The metric numbers are the ones that keep me > >> in touch with reality. They are the numbers and dimensions I > >> need to comprehend the text. I hope you can help all readers > >> of The Bent to be in this modern reality. > >> > >> Thanks for doing the tough job of editor. > >> > >> Robert H. Bushnell PhD PE > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/ _________________________________________________________________ Your E-mail and More On-the-Go. Get Windows Live Hotmail Free. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390709/direct/01/
