RE: [Leica] OT antichilieterodoproleptecist

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

I read recently that the beginning of this century was not celebrated until
Jan 1st 1901 - which was considered to be the true start of the 20th
century. (apart from by Germany who apparently wanted to beat the rest of
the world to it). Among other things, a simple reading of newspaper
headlines for Jan 1900 and 1901 showed this. So, we have celebrated the
start of the century only 99 year after the start of the last one (unless we
are living in Germany, maybe even somewhere close to Solms to be back OT!).

Hey, a 99 year century - apparently they knew how to do their math in those
days - [Notwithstanding he Gregorian calendars history, the fact that Christ
was probably not born in December and in an unknown year, nor that those who
calculated the calendar didn't apparently have use of the "0" (though I may
be wrong on that?)].

;-)

Tim A




> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Mike
> Johnston
> Sent: January 16, 2000 3:40 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] OT antichilieterodoproleptecist
>
>
> >>>antichilieterodoproleptecist<<<
>
> Literalist nonsense! A "millennium" is any period of 1,000 years. The
> Georgian calendar has been changed several times since the time of
> Christ; nobody knows within several years when Christ was really born;
> and, in any event, if you take as "gospel" the idea that calendar time
> A.D. began with the moment of the birth of Christ, what are the chances
> that the first year would have been referred to as "the year zero"? In
> that situation, the great liklihood is that the first year would have
> been called the year 1, and the year just prior to his birth would have
> been year 1 B.C. There would have been no "year zero B.C." or "year zero
> A.D."
>
> The whole thing is silly. Get with the program and celebrate when other
> people celebrate, and save literalist interpretations for things that
> matter, sez me.
>
> The 1900s are over; the 2000s have begun. There, dispute that! <s>
>
> --Mike
>
>