Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!seismo!nbires!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim From: tim@ism780c.UUCP (envname) Newsgroups: net.misc Subject: Re: Counting years Message-ID: <3461@ism780c.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Sep-86 19:31:50 EDT Article-I.D.: ism780c.3461 Posted: Thu Sep 4 19:31:50 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Sep-86 05:17:35 EDT References: <593@pyramid.UUCP> <951@hou2g.UUCP> <150@csustan.UUCP> Reply-To: tim@ism780c.UUCP (envname) Organization: envorg Lines: 13 Keywords: Reform Calendar Asimov It was four 91 day intervals, not 90 days. Note that 91 = 7 * 13, so we get to keep 7 day weeks. The extra day came at the end of the year. I think that the extra extra day for leap years came at the middle of the year. Also, the extra days were not counted as days of the week. always falls on the same day of the week. -- I admit it! I don't believe in Mary Worth! I Lied! HaHaHaHaHaHa!!!!!! Tim Smith USENET: sdcrdcf!ism780c!tim Compuserve: 72257,3706 Delphi or GEnie: mnementh