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Re: The Emacs Calculator and calendar
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
Re: The Emacs Calculator and calendar |
Date: |
Mon, 08 Oct 2012 09:39:38 -0400 |
Usually either both dates are supplied or they are more or less clearly
marked "old style". When a date in 1700-1918 is supplied without an
old/new style note, half the readers assume old style and half the new
style; this confusion is so common, that lack of a style note is a sure
sign that the date is not to be trusted (to the extent that it may be
wrong in either style).
This suggests that, at least for the case of Russia, it is no problem
if the Emacs calendar uses the Gregorian calendar (as now) for Russia
in that period.
What did Russia do for a calendar before 1700? And what do modern
historians use when writing dates for that period?
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Dr Richard Stallman
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