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Leap Year history and calendar reforms outlined
A long article traces leap year origins from the Roman calendar to the Julian and Gregorian reforms. It notes the 46 BC year of confusion with 14 months, explains solar and lunar year drift, and details Pope Gregory XIII’s calendar adoption across nations between 1582 and 1918. It concludes with a note on a family cemetery in Huntington near a major factory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C
Julius Caesar
Sosigenes
Verona
Italy
Luigi Lilio Ghiraldi
Ghiraldi
Gregory XIII