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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.
Humans have synced their calendars to the sun and moon for centuries, but every so often, these systems need a little correction.
Britain may have ditched the Roman calendar in 1752 but Cwm Gwaun continues to cling on to its old traditions.
The answer comes from how the Romans measured the year.
Today most societies take the A.D. time system for granted. That wasn’t always the case.
Leap years were devised in Julius Caesar’s time, to fix the pesky problem that Earth’s year isn’t exactly 365 days. But 15 centuries later, our calendars were still slightly askew.
Amid New Year celebrations in Ethiopia, questions still linger around the possibility for sustained peace and stability.
We will get an ‘extra’ day this year, February 29. Where do these quadrennial liberties with our calendar originate?
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