The curious case of the Milankovitch calendar
<p>The Gregorian calendar, despite being more precise than the Julian (which now lags 13 d behind Earth), will also lag a day behind nature in this millennium. In 1923, Milutin Milankovitch presented a calendar of outstanding scientific importance and unprecedented astronomical accu...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2019-09-01
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| Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
| Online Access: | https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/10/235/2019/hgss-10-235-2019.pdf |