2007-04-21 11:40:51 · 4 answers · asked by Peace Crusader 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Adopt the reform proposed by John Herschel, to skip a leap year in 4000 AD and every 4000 years thereafter. This would improve the accuracy of the calendar from one day in 3300 years to one day in 20,000 years. Since the calendars for 4000 haven't been printed yet, nor vacation schedules approved, there is still time to make the change.
2007-04-21 18:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by injanier 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Convert to the Vedic calendar with intregrates the phases of the moon with the solar calendar (i.e. seasons). The Gregorian calendar is is totally solar. To compensate for the difference between 12 lunar months and one solar year, a leap month is added about every 2-3 years. Such a month is starting on May 18th this year (2007).
In the Gregorian calendar, the months are abritrary divisions of a year, whereas the months in the Vedic calendar are aligned with the position of the sun in the zodiac.
2007-04-21 19:09:35 · answer #2 · answered by krsnendu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We could always leave it alone. Is there some huge problem causing enormous harm to humanity here that I don't see? Scientific boredom, I suppose.
2007-04-22 03:44:58 · answer #3 · answered by ZORCH 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove ten days from each month, that way everyone will live longer.
2007-04-21 23:13:12 · answer #4 · answered by gatorbait 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋