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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

History of Months IV: India, China, The French Revolution & The Cruelty of April

This is the fourth and last article in the series “History of Months”. I will discuss months in India and China, and finally the Calendar of the French Revolution. As an appendix, I bring up T.S. Elio...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

History of Months III: Ancient Egypt & Babylonia

This is the third article in the series about the “History of Months”. Today I will discuss the calendars from old Egypt and from Babylonia. They are ancestral to some important calendars that are use...

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@Mictorrani · 2 years ago

History of Months I: Julian - Gregorian - Christian Months

When I began writing this, it was intended as a description of the origin of the names of the months. What I had in mind then, were mainly the present Gregorian/Julian months of Roman origin, as per a...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

About Zodiacs & Astrology (Egyptian, Babylonian, Indian, Chinese)

I. The Zodiac The Zodiac probably provides the first "months" of history, at least the oldest still known, although they are not based on the moon. The trail leads via Babylonia and back to Sumer, on...

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