Scaliger, Joseph (1540-1609)

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 3979. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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French mathematician who, in 1582, founded the system of the Julian day, a continuous reckoning of time which starts at midday GMT on 1 January 4713 BC. The system has the advantage that it is able to set aside issues of leap years, the different lengths of months, `lost' days at changes of calendars etc. The label `Julian' commemorates Scaliger's father Julius....

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