Re: A82: Confirm Calendar Bug..
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Re: A82: Confirm Calendar Bug..
a year is 365.24xxxx
not .25 exactly. that's why 3/4 of the 00 years don't leap.
-Greg
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On Tue, 2 Jun 1998 20:09:47 EDT ADAMMAN106@aol.com writes:
>
>why is that?
>since a year is 365.25 days, why wouldn't it be like that every
>century year?
>does anyone know exactly how many days a year is?
>
>~Adamman
>
>In a message dated 98-06-02 20:04:53 EDT, you write:
>
>> ADAMMAN106@aol.com wrote:
>>
>> > In a message dated 98-06-02 17:42:52 EDT, you write:
>> >
>> > > Hey,
>> > > Would someone clarify to me 100% .. what is wrong w/my
>Calendar
>> > program?
>> > > Should 2000 be 29 days or is it correct as 28? If it is
>incorrect,
>> then is
>> > > all 400x years [0,400,800,...] have 29 days whereas all other
>100
>years
>> > have
>> > > 28? Can someone tell me for sure? I will probably also add
>saving
>> > feature
>> > > in the next version... Thanks for any help.
>> > >
>> > > -Ahmed
>> > >
>> > > ahmedre@bellsouth.net
>> > >
>> > > http://asm8x.home.ml.org
>> >
>> > any multiple of four year has 29 days...so yes, that means 2000
>is 29,
>> every
>> > 400 is 29, and every 100 is 29. if it helps, presidential
>election years
>> are
>> > ALWAYS leap years
>> >
>> > ~Adamman
>>
>> Every year divisible by 4 is a leap year EXCEPT century years NOT
>divisible
>> by
>> 400.
>>
>> --
>> Bryan Rabeler <brabeler@ticalc.org>
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>
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