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nomaxim · 06-05-2003, 10:43 PM

"your calander" refers to whatever calander you are using Dave.

The Gregorain calander starts it's year on Jan 1. and is in the year 2003 AD.

The Chinese,Jewish, and other calander all start their year on a different date and also are in a different year. ( Don't know dates and years there).

Ex. Since all calander systems have set a 'Common Era' if I say 650 BCE that would be 1300 AD Gregorain.
If it's the year 4250 on the Chinese calander then 650 BCE would the year 3600. The Chinese person does NOT need to know what year the Gregorain calander is in to make reference to the year in the Chinese calander. All the Chinese person needs to know is that the common era starts in the Chinese year 4200.

Now imagine having a discussion with a Israeli Air Force officer about the intense war that Israel had in 5716. Or ACE 17 (1950+17=1967).

06-05-2003, 10:43 PM	#17 (permalink)
nomaxim Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Stow, Ohio, Sol III Posts: 2,211	"your calander" refers to whatever calander you are using Dave. The Gregorain calander starts it's year on Jan 1. and is in the year 2003 AD. The Chinese,Jewish, and other calander all start their year on a different date and also are in a different year. ( Don't know dates and years there). Ex. Since all calander systems have set a 'Common Era' if I say 650 BCE that would be 1300 AD Gregorain. If it's the year 4250 on the Chinese calander then 650 BCE would the year 3600. The Chinese person does NOT need to know what year the Gregorain calander is in to make reference to the year in the Chinese calander. All the Chinese person needs to know is that the common era starts in the Chinese year 4200. Now imagine having a discussion with a Israeli Air Force officer about the intense war that Israel had in 5716. Or ACE 17 (1950+17=1967). Last edited by nomaxim; 06-05-2003 at 11:05 PM.