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Pope Gregory XIII was patron of Rome’s renaissance, and a legal luminary whose influence transcends the ages.
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2024 is a leap year, when the shortest month mops up a bit of leftover time. But the extra day also tells us about space – and our place in it.
An unusual date that comes to us from the heavens.
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We will get an ‘extra’ day this year, February 29. Where do these quadrennial liberties with our calendar originate?