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“the almagest”

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. “WRONG!” . (/ˈælməˌdʒɛst/) . *the almagest is a greek-language mathematical and astronomical treatise (from the 100s) on the apparent motions of the stars and planetary paths, written by ‘claudius ptolemy’ (c. AD 100 – c. 170)* . (one […]

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-THE [PRO-LEPTIC] JULIAN CALENDAR-

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-“OLD STYLE”- . -the proleptic julian calendar is produced by extending the ‘julian calendar’ backwards to dates preceding ‘AD 4’ when the ‘quadrennial leap year’ stabilized*- […]

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*claudius ptolemy*

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. “ALMAGEST” (the “greatest”?)(“hold your horses”)(“i’m afraid you were mistaken…”) . /ˈtɒləmi/ Greek: Κλαύδιος Πτολεμαῖος, Klaúdios Ptolemaîos [kláwdios ptolɛmɛ́ːos] Latin: Claudius Ptolemaeus;  c. AD 100 – c. 170) . *”claudius ptolemy” was […]

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-ISO 8601-

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*OFFICIAL LINK* . *data elements* *interchange formats* *information interchange* *representation of dates / ‘times’* . -[‘ISO 8601’ ] is an ‘international standard’ covering the exchange of […]