Because every year actually consists of 365.25 days, not 365. Obviously, this is not a convenient number to work with, so on the 4th year, the 0.25's add up to make 1, and an extra day is added.
2007-02-17 16:42:31
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answered by David W 4
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Because it takes about 365.25 days for the Earth to orbit the Sun. As a result, we need to 'add' a year every 4 years if we are to have a 365 day calendar that doesn't creep.
Doug
2007-02-18 00:43:52
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answered by doug_donaghue 7
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because our calender doesn't have the perfect number of days. there are actually 365 and a quarter days per year. so every four years we take an extra day to put us back in sync with our place in relation to the sun.
2007-02-18 00:49:41
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answered by rabies1979 3
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is it like the change of the calander year
when the new year was in feb.. but then the change of the calander made it in jan
2007-02-21 17:09:15
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answered by ashkicker420 3
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