Re: Y2K (Off-topic! sorry)

["Fulbert Boussaton" <f.boussaton@heliovisionsproductions.fr>]

Just a detail: the Gregorian calendar was set up in 1582, and the zero was
known at that time, but, nobody could think about a year 0, that's all, it
was illogical (captain) to them. That's all.
If you want some useful informations go on
http://www.genealogy.org/~scottlee/cal-overview.html

Fulbert Boussaton

----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Roy <macgregor@campbellcounty.com>
To: <gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2000 8:32 PM
Subject: RE: Y2K


> Sure, that is true now (starting at zero), but when the modern Gregorian
> calendar was made, there was no zero available.  The concept of zero came
> later, from the Arabs.  There was never a Year 0.  Therefore, our current
> calenday (Gregorian) started with year 1 and continues from there.  Y2K is
> the last year of this century/millenium.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gameprogrammer-owner@gameprogrammer.com
> [mailto:gameprogrammer-owner@gameprogrammer.com]On Behalf Of Chris
> Kaiser
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2000 12:28 PM
> To: gameprogrammer@gameprogrammer.com
> Subject: RE: Y2K
>
>
> --> I disagree.
> -->
> --> The 20th century was from 1900-1999 just like the first
> --> century was from
> --> 0-99, the second from 100-199. The second century started
> --> when the first
> --> finished. That's why we are in the 21st century now.
> -->
> --> I agree
> --> another thing is
> --> When a person is born, e.g. Jesus Christ (theoretical date,
> --> not actual for
> --> arguments sake), he is not one. He is in his first year but
> --> he is not one.
> --> He only becomes one after he has lived for 365 complete
> --> days (leap years
> --> disregarded etc etc.) Therefore you start of in the year 0!!
> -->
>
> They had to retrofit the calendar. They calculated what
> the first year would be guessing Jesus' birthday.
>
> This might be a moot point.
>
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