Re: OT:CHAT: Millennium Celebration
From: Gerry Snyder <gcsnyd@loop.com>
John I Jones wrote:
>
> ....
>
> Which begs the question: was the first year yr 0 or yr 1. In the transition
> from BC to AD was there a year zero? Did it belong to BC or AD. I am sure some
> scholarly types somewhere have figured this out already, but it would seem
> from the NIST position that the first year was year 1.
Yes. There was no year 0 (either AD/CE or BC/BCE).
> However I seem to
> remember refences to year 0 in various places.
If your memory is correct, then the references were wrong.
>
> Just stirring the pot...
>
> BTW did you know that J. R.R.Tolkien was born on this day in 1892
I will sing a hobbit-carol in his honor.
Gerry, with Hand Painted in bloom and 6 stalks of Mesmerizer coming up
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