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also, the concept of zero as we use it today only became established in Europe around 1200 AD, so the year 0 could not even be considered before then.... On 10/19/05, Jonathan Mason <jonathan.mason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> How do you know there was no year 0 ? > > Because time is a referential and not an absolute value. For example, > if you use BC and AD you are referencing time against the (supposed) > birth of Christ, 1AD being his first year of life and not his age. The > measurement of time in this way actually goes from 1BC to 1AD. > > By the same token, the year 2000 is actually (as Simon points out) the > end of the 20th century and not the start of the 21st. > > Jonathan > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the MI Programming on the AS400 / iSeries (MI400) mailing list > To post a message email: MI400@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/mi400 > or email: MI400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/mi400. > > -- Leif leif@xxxxxxxx
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