"Our Calendar" by George Nichols Packer is a deep exploration of how we track time, tracing the path from the old Julian system to the Gregorian calendar we use today. It looks at the changes made by important people like Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory XIII. The book shares the rules and math needed to figure out dates and understand how the calendar is set up, focusing on practical understanding and aiming to show the reader how to use the rules while providing context to the adjustments made to correct errors in timekeeping. The author shares his journey and definitions to provide an understanding of calendar calculations in everyday life.

Our Calendar The Julian calendar and its errors. How corrected by the Gregorian. Rules for finding the dominical letter, and the day of the week of any event from the days of Julius Caesar 46 B.C. to the year of our Lord four thousand; a new and easy method of fixing the date of Easter. Hebrew calendar; showing the correspondence in the date of events recorded in the Bible with our present Gregorian calendar. Illustrated by valuable tables and charts.
By George Nichols Packer
Unravel the mysteries of time as you explore the transition of calendars and learn how to master the art of date calculation.
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2011-05-23
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