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In article <10804@riks.csl.sony.co.jp> diamond@riks. (Norman Diamond) writes:
>True.  And the 175th decade was 1741 through 1750.  But when was the
>176th decade?  What was the ending date of the 1752nd year?  How long
>is a year?
>
>(If you don't understand this question, type "!cal 09 1752")

This example shows a rather parochial attitude. It was only the
English who changed from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in
September 1752. This was late even by the standards of the rest
of Protestant Europe. (The Catholics had converted in 1582-1584.)

Chris Thompson (cet1@uk.ac.cam.phx)