Re: [LEAPSECS] building consensus

From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk_at_phk.freebsd.dk>
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:10:09 +0000

In message <69C37901-E5F3-4A9D-8D94-8534CD14DB63_at_noao.edu>, Rob Seaman writes:
>On Jun 7, 2006, at 2:03 AM, Clive D.W. Feather wrote:
>

> 22 March 1750
> 23 March 1750
> 24 March 1750
> 25 March 1751
> 26 March 1751
> 27 March 1751
>
>Right?

I belive this was because the year followed the taxation cycle of the
government whereas the day+month followed the religiously inherited
tradtion.

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