Re: [LEAPSECS] building consensus

From: Peter Bunclark <psb_at_AST.CAM.AC.UK>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:54:17 +0100 (BST)

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Rob Seaman wrote:
>
> I thought Julius renamed some high value summer month and wanna-be
> Augustus did likewise, stealing a day from February to make August
> the same length. If they put two "extra" months in, where were those
> 62 days originally?

Yes of course, and a quick google as usual turns up a well-written
account:
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/99aughistory1.html
Received on Thu Jun 08 2006 - 07:54:50 PDT

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