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Watt
Thanks for feedback. I think I will just give up. I was not disputing the information given, just concerned that it was difficult to understand. But now I will do other things... Cheers Sdc870 (talk)
How long is a year
I am content to lose the footnote I added that gives the various definitions how long is a year, if you think that would be wise. I recognise your superior knowledge of this field. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 23:47, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
- Considering the edit as a whole, I don't understand the purpose of the edit. Jc3s5h (talk) 23:54, 1 May 2026 (UTC)
- The existing text gives a figure for the length of a mean Gregorian year. It fails to show how that approximation rates against reality. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 07:15, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
- The section "Astronomical years" gives precise values of a selection of years that might be considered "reality". I think if we want to mention which one the Gregorian calendar year should be compared against, we would have to say which one we are comparing against, and cite a source that says this is the right one. I think the right choice for both the Julian and Gregorian calendars would be the tropical year. Here is a source:
- "Glossary". United States Naval Observatory. s.v year, calendar. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
The Gregorian calendar, now universally used for civil purposes, is based on the tropical year.
Jc3s5h (talk) 14:52, 2 May 2026 (UTC)- My
The existing text gives a figure for the length of a mean Gregorian year. It fails to show how that approximation rates against reality
was to explain the purpose of the edit, not a renewed bid to rectify that issue. When the explanatory footnote ends up five times longer than the sentence it sets out to explain (and is still not good enough), I decided that it is time to stop digging and fill the hole back in. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 15:53, 2 May 2026 (UTC)- The information is already in the article. Maybe you're right, and we don't need to connect the dots for the reader. Jc3s5h (talk) 14:49, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intercalation_(timekeeping)&diff=prev&oldid=1352228484 There's a lot of it about!
𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:10, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intercalation_(timekeeping)&diff=prev&oldid=1352228484 There's a lot of it about!
- The information is already in the article. Maybe you're right, and we don't need to connect the dots for the reader. Jc3s5h (talk) 14:49, 3 May 2026 (UTC)
- My
- The existing text gives a figure for the length of a mean Gregorian year. It fails to show how that approximation rates against reality. 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 07:15, 2 May 2026 (UTC)
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Epact
When you have a moment, would you check my edits to Epact. Am I correct to have identified some extraordinary howlers? 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 17:11, 22 May 2026 (UTC)
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