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It doesn't go from -1 to 1, it goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE. Negatives aren't used at all. Personally I think we should use zero and negative CE to extend backwards
by OscarCunningham 7y ago
It doesn't go from -1 to 1, it goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE. Negatives aren't used at all. Personally I think we should use zero and negative CE to extend backwards instead. So the year we currently refer to as 1 BCE becomes 0 CE, 2 BCE becomes -1 CE and N BCE becomes -N+1 CE.
- maxdamantus 7y agoLike this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_year_numbering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_year_numbering