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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (13097)	12/9/1998 10:03:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

RE: Leap year Thanks for the correction. Your (Gregorian) rule is correct prospectively, but the Gregorian rule applies only since 1582 where the Gregorian calendar was accepted. In England and the American colonies the Gregorian calendar was not accepted until 1752, so the year 1600 was a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian states while 1700 -- a leap year by Julian rule in America and England -- was not a leap year in Gregorian countries. We should also explore extending the Julian date from astronomy to business. For a discussion of the need for future corrections -- see greenheart.com.