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From: Andrew Usher on 18 Feb 2010 23:13 Owing to the inconveniences which attend the shifting of the calendar, and attempting in passing to create a more perfect Church calendar, I say the following: 1. That Christmas day should be fixed to a Sunday, and this should be the Sunday between Dec. 21 and 27, and that in all civilised countries the Monday should be considered a holiday, or the Saturday if not normally. 2. That similarly Easter day should be fixed to the Sunday which is 15 weeks following Christmas. 3. That the leap year rule be changed to have a leap year occur every fourth save that it be delayed when the leap year would start on a Thursday, and that this gives 7 leap years in every 29, which is near enough. 4. That the perpetual calendar can be made, by considering the first day of the year of weeks to occur on the Sunday after the Assumption, and if this is the first possible calendar day, it is called week 1, and otherwise week 2, and every year runs through week 53. And this calendar ensures that everything can be fixed to a day of a certain week, in particular the American Thanksgiving must be made 31 days before Christmas. 6. This is surely the best possible arrangement that can be made, without disturbing the cycle of weeks or that of calendar days inherited from the Romans. Andrew Usher
From: Sam Wormley on 18 Feb 2010 23:17 On 2/18/10 10:13 PM, Andrew Usher wrote: > Owing to the inconveniences which attend the shifting of the calendar... Why not get rid of the calendar altogether... thru the majority of human existance none was used.
From: Ray O'Hara on 18 Feb 2010 23:58 "Andrew Usher" <k_over_hbarc(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:65e2a2e7-1aef-4872-97a7-360fa6a10a6a(a)q21g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > Owing to the inconveniences which attend the shifting of the calendar, > and attempting in passing to create a more perfect Church calendar, I > say the following: > > 1. That Christmas day should be fixed to a Sunday, and this should be > the Sunday between Dec. 21 and 27, and that in all civilised countries > the Monday should be considered a holiday, or the Saturday if not > normally. > > 2. That similarly Easter day should be fixed to the Sunday which is 15 > weeks following Christmas. > > 3. That the leap year rule be changed to have a leap year occur every > fourth save that it be delayed when the leap year would start on a > Thursday, and that this gives 7 leap years in every 29, which is near > enough. > > 4. That the perpetual calendar can be made, by considering the first > day of the year of weeks to occur on the Sunday after the Assumption, > and if this is the first possible calendar day, it is called week 1, > and otherwise week 2, and every year runs through week 53. And this > calendar ensures that everything can be fixed to a day of a certain > week, in particular the American Thanksgiving must be made 31 days > before Christmas. > > 6. This is surely the best possible arrangement that can be made, > without disturbing the cycle of weeks or that of calendar days > inherited from the Romans. > > Andrew Usher The calendar has several sources, not just the Rome and the onewe habe in fine as it is.
From: jimp on 19 Feb 2010 00:39 In sci.physics Sam Wormley <swormley1(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 2/18/10 10:13 PM, Andrew Usher wrote: >> Owing to the inconveniences which attend the shifting of the calendar... > > Why not get rid of the calendar altogether... thru the > majority of human existance none was used. True enough, but... Prior to about 10,000 years ago, humans lived as hunter-gatherers and had little need for a calendar. During the Neolithic Revolution, humans "invented" agriculture, established permanent settlements, domesticated animals, and started using metal tools. At about this time, the calendar was invented. If you want to live as a hunter-gatherer wandering the wilderness, hunting for rabbits and grubbing for berries to stay alive, go ahead and throw away your calendar. If you like any of the advances humans have made in the last 10,000 years, like a permanent structure to shelter you from the elements and food on a regular basis, I guess you are stuck with calendars. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply.
From: Halmyre on 19 Feb 2010 03:02
On 19 Feb, 04:58, "Ray O'Hara" <raymond-oh...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "Andrew Usher" <k_over_hb...(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > > news:65e2a2e7-1aef-4872-97a7-360fa6a10a6a(a)q21g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > > > > > > > Owing to the inconveniences which attend the shifting of the calendar, > > and attempting in passing to create a more perfect Church calendar, I > > say the following: > > > 1. That Christmas day should be fixed to a Sunday, and this should be > > the Sunday between Dec. 21 and 27, and that in all civilised countries > > the Monday should be considered a holiday, or the Saturday if not > > normally. > > > 2. That similarly Easter day should be fixed to the Sunday which is 15 > > weeks following Christmas. > > > 3. That the leap year rule be changed to have a leap year occur every > > fourth save that it be delayed when the leap year would start on a > > Thursday, and that this gives 7 leap years in every 29, which is near > > enough. > > > 4. That the perpetual calendar can be made, by considering the first > > day of the year of weeks to occur on the Sunday after the Assumption, > > and if this is the first possible calendar day, it is called week 1, > > and otherwise week 2, and every year runs through week 53. And this > > calendar ensures that everything can be fixed to a day of a certain > > week, in particular the American Thanksgiving must be made 31 days > > before Christmas. > > > 6. This is surely the best possible arrangement that can be made, > > without disturbing the cycle of weeks or that of calendar days > > inherited from the Romans. > > > Andrew Usher > > The calendar has several sources, not just the Rome and the onewe habe in > fine as it is I just wish they'd settle on a date for Easter and be done with it. -- Halmyre |