Re: Math curve-ball: Mayan astronomy
Posted by Skywise on October 14, 2009 at 20:15:11:

I think he's referring to the use of a "Julian" date. However, the "Julian" refers to Julius Ceaser. Last I heard he wasn't a Pope. Perhaps there's confusion with what succeeded the Julian calendar, the Gregorian, which was named after Pope Gregory XIII.

Brian

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