Gregorian Calendar and Number Theory
The Endeavour 2024-12-16
Summary:
The time it takes for the earth to orbit the sun is not an integer multiple of the time it takes for the earth to rotate on its axis, nor is it a rational number with a small denominator. Why should it be? Much of the complexity of our calendar can be explained by rational […]
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