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In 1582, most western nations began using the Gregorian calendar, named for Pope Gregory. This calendar synchronized the calendar year with the solar year. Every four years we add one day to the last day of February. Every centennial year divisible by 400 is a leap year. The calendar is still slightly off, but not enough for it to matter on our lifetimes. |
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. On 2 March 1917 Emperor Nicholas II abdicated in favor of his brother Mikhail, saying, "We bequeath Our inheritance to Our brother the Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich and give him Our Blessing on his accession to the throne. " One day later Mikhail signed a manifesto which stated in part I am firmly resolved to assume supreme power only if such is the will of our great people, who must now by universal suffrage and through their representatives in the Constituent Assembly establish a form of government and new fundamental laws of the Russian State. For one day Mikhail entertained the futile hope of being elected by the people as ruler. . |
Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to determine seasons, months, and years. We know little about the details of timekeeping in prehistoric eras, but wherever we turn up records and artifacts, we usually discover that in every culture, some people were preoccupied with measuring and recording the passage of time. In contrast, the Mayans of Central America relied not only on the sun and moon, but also the planet Venus, to establish 260-day and 365-day calendars. Their calendars later became portions of the great Aztec calendar stones. Other civilizations, such as our own, have adopted a 365-day solar calendar with a leap year occurring every fourth year.
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