Buch, Englisch, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 435 g
Buch, Englisch, 331 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 435 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-56474-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
The purpose of this book is to present in a unified, completely algorithmic form, a description of thirteen calendars and how they relate to one another: the present civil calendar (Gregorian), the recent ISO commercial calendar, the old civil calendar (Julian), the Coptic and (virtually identical) Ethiopic calendars, the Islamic (Moslem) calendar, the Baha'i, the Hebrew (Jewish) calendar, the Mayan calendars, the French Revolutionary calendar, the Chinese calendar, and both the old (mean) and new (true) Hindu (Indian) calendars. Easy conversion among these calendars is a by-product of the approach, as is the determination of secular and religious holidays. Calendrical Calculations makes accurate calendrical algorithms readily available for computer use. This volume will be a valuable resource for working programmers, as well as a fount of useful algorithmic tools for computer scientists.
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1. Introduction; Part I. Arithmetical Calendars: 2. The Gregorian calendar; 3. The ISO calendar; 4. The Julian calendar; 5. The Coptic and Ethiopic calendars; 6. The Islamic calendar; 7. The Persian calendar; 8. The Baha'i calendar; 9. The Hebrew calendar; 10. The Mayan calendar; 11. The Old Hindu calendars; Part II. Astronomical Calendars: 12. Time and astronomy; 13. The French Revolutionary calendar; 14. The Chinese calendar; 15. The Modern Hindu calendars; Coda; Appendices.
