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Calendar Reform

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

W. F. Bushell
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The difficulty of a good calendar lies in the fact that the earth travels round the sun in 365 days, or to be precise in 365 days 5 hours, 48 mins., 46 secs, which, we should note, is less than 365 days by just over 11 minutes.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 45 , Issue 352 , May 1961 , pp. 117 - 124
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1961

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