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Q: Why was the date moved by 10 days instead of 9 during Gregorian calendar reform?

NeithFrom Wikipedia: ... the Council of Trent authorized Pope Paul III to reform the calendar, requiring that the date of the vernal equinox be restored to that which it held at the time of the First Council of Nicaea in 325 ... At the time of Gregory's reform there had already been a drift o...

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fredsbend
fredsbend
6:36 PM
@curiousdannii This article made me think of you: mobile.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/world/asia/…
I know it's not in topic here, but I thought you'd find it interesting.
What are your thoughts?
 
 
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TRiG
TRiG
8:29 PM
@AskElisha A really useful source of cool trivia facts for a table quiz, that.
 
Lee Woofenden
Lee Woofenden
9:15 PM
I just put some serious time into this answer, so I'm gonna shamelessly plug it here!
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A: C.S. Lewis and Transposition

Lee WoofendenIn pre-Christian thought, Plato and his Theory of Forms is the most obvious antecedent of C.S. Lewis's theory of Transposition. This likely made its way into Christianity especially through the influence of the Neoplatonists. However, I will leave it to someone with more specific knowledge of Pla...

 
 
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Ask Elisha
Ask Elisha
11:45 PM
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Q: Who was the most recent pope to crown a king?

GeremiaCharlemagne was crowned by Pope St. Leo III: But who was the most recent pope to crown a king?

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