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  • October 6, 2008 at 5:23 pm #1299 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Yesterday in 1582 marks the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.  Check this out:

    On Oct. 5, 1582, much of the world replaced the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar; the switch required the 10 days after Oct. 4 to be erased from history.

    So they had to leap-frog over all those days to make it work.  I don't think the Gregorian calendar is airtight, but I think it's pretty accurate.  I recall a few years ago when world time had to jump forward by a second….I think that was due to a discrepancy between the earth's movement and the Renaissance calendar.

    October 13, 2008 at 7:04 am #13415 Reply
    scout1067
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    They actually add a second every couple of years.  I think it is the observatory in Oxford that does it.  All because the earth doesn't quite orbit the sun correctly.  I think I remember hearing that it had something to with precession, the earth is actually slowing down in its orbit.

    October 13, 2008 at 7:20 am #13416 Reply
    Stumpfoot
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    So we would be aging slower?

    October 13, 2008 at 7:27 am #13417 Reply
    scout1067
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    That would be nice, but I think we need a fast car and Einstein to age slower.

    October 13, 2008 at 7:28 am #13418 Reply
    Stumpfoot
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    88 Miles an hour!

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