Calendars and Timekeeping



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  • 31 pages found in Calendars and Timekeeping:

    ACalendar.com
    The calendar has many options with a standard monthly interface, including sunrise, sunset, and Moon phases.
    http://www.acalendar.com/

    Annus Novus Decimal Calendar
    A proposal for a non-sectarian, culturally neutral calendar system.
    http://www.atlantium.org/calendaran.html

    Astro Portal - CalSKY
    The worldwide interactive online astronomical/space calendar and calculator - for friends of astronomy, as well as astronomers.
    http://www.calsky.com/

    Astronomical Time Keeping
    Extensive descriptions of many timing systems, with information on time zones and Julian day numbers.
    http://www.maa.mhn.de/Scholar/times.html

    Astronomy and Space Calendar
    Features different views of the night sky, constellations, stars, planets, and other celestial wonders.
    http://www.newarkmuseum.org/PermanentCollection/PermanentPlanetariumCollection.aspx?id=1816

    Astronomy by JavaScript: Sun Calculators and More
    Applets related to calendars and keeping time, including sidererial time.
    http://www.jgiesen.de/astro/astroJS/

    Blue Moon Myths
    Second full moon in a month, or third full moon in a single season.
    http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html

    Britannica.com - Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second
    Britannica.com explores the history of timekeeping, from sundials to cesium atomic clocks.
    http://www.britannica.com/clockworks

    The Calendar, Leap Years and the Year 2000
    An explanation of the calendar including the origin of the day, week, month and year.
    http://chemistry.csudh.edu/oliver/smt310-handouts/calendar.htm

    Calendar Studies
    Articles on the Gregorian and Julian calendars, the ISO date format, the Julian day number system, the Maya calendar, the Goddess lunar calendar, the Liberalia Triday Calendar and C functions for date conversion; plus software for calendrical conversion.
    http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud.htm

    Calendars through the Ages
    History and FAQs of calendars, from ancient Rome to outer space. Including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan.
    http://webexhibits.org/calendars/

    Calendopaedia
    The encyclopaedia of calendars.
    http://calendopedia.com/

    Calendrical Calculations
    Published by Cambridge University Press. Gives a unified algorithmic presentation of the Gregorian, ISO, Julian, Coptic, Ethiopic, and Islamic civil calendars.
    http://emr.cs.uiuc.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/index.shtml

    The Chinese Calendar
    The mathematics and rule explanation for the calendar.
    http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/chinese.shtml

    The Difference Between the Millennium and Year 2000
    Questions and answers to satisfy the hearts of true millennium buffs.
    http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html

    GMT: Greenwich Mean Time
    Complete guide to times in every time zone in the world.
    http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/

    Hindu Calendar Dates 52nd Century
    Explains the cosmological and astronomical influences in creating the Indian calendar.
    http://senthilarumugam.tripod.com/id10.html

    Indian Moons
    A list of many American Indian tribe's names for months, days, and other calendar related information.
    http://www.americanindian.net/moons.html

    The Islamic Calendar
    The mathematics of the calendar in Singapore.
    http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/islamic.shtml

    The Julian and Gregorian Calendars
    Explanations of the Julian Calendar, the Gregorian Reform, the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, the length of the tropical year and related matters.
    http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/cal_art.html

    Julian Day Numbers
    An explanation of the Julian day number system used by astronomers and calendricists.
    http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/jdn.htm

    Leap Seconds
    Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one second increments. A detailed explanation of what a second actually is, and why leap seconds are necessary.
    http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html

    LunarCal - A Perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar
    LunarCal is a 160-year perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar for 1900 to 2060. Chinese festivals are listed and the moon phase is displayed.
    http://www.lunarcal.org/

    Lunisolar Calendar
    Lunar calendar with lunations, from new moon to new moon, instead of months. Moon phase on each day. Chinese, Jewish, and Islamic months. Eclipses, meteors, planets, star charts. Christian, Pagan, Islamic, Hindu, and Jewish holidays.
    http://www.pburch.net/lunarcal.html

    Maya Calendar 2000
    The calendar was the center of Maya life and their greatest cultural achievement. To carry out their astronomical calculations they developed a sophisticated mathematical system. The Maya Calendar website is developing with the intent of providing a complete view of Maya culture.
    http://mayacalendar.com

    Millennium Mistake
    Explains the difference between millennium and year 2000 as the absence of a year zero.
    http://www.millenniummistake.net/

    PlexGlobe: International Clock and Global Kit
    A productivity toolkit for global users and businesses that includes world clock and calendar.
    http://www.plexobject.com/software/plexglobe/

    Rosetta Calendar
    An online handy tool for converting to and from the Gregorian, Julian and Jewish calendars.
    http://rosettacalendar.com/

    Time and Date
    Information such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world.
    http://www.timeanddate.com/

    Types of Calendars
    An explanation of lunar, solar, lunisolar, rule-based and other calendars.
    http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/lunarcal/types.htm

    World Holidays: Weeks and Months
    Information on the origin of the week, and etymology of month and weekday names.
    http://www.gkindia.com/holidays/weekdays.htm


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