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The Hebrew calendar is a marvel of historical engineering and complexity. Both solar and lunar with exceptions to accommodate Shabbat and other holidays, and be
by js2 3y ago
The Hebrew calendar is a marvel of historical engineering and complexity. Both solar and lunar with exceptions to accommodate Shabbat and other holidays, and be consistent with the Torah.
https://stevemorse.org/hebrewcalendar/hebrewcalendar.htm https://stevemorse.org/hebrewcalendar/hebrewcalendar.htm
- valianteffort 3y ago>The Hebrew calendar is a marvel of historical engineering and complexity I haven't seen glazing this hard at a cinnabun.
- nullhole 3y agoThanks for the link! Better than the articles I came across before. It has a kind of GEB vibe to it which is nice.
- js2 3y agoDiscussed on HN last year. The top comment has some other links you might be interested in: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33126676 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33126676
- nullhole 3y agoThat is a very good link. The top comment has direct implications for any software / report generation dealing with tidal (-> lunar) cycles. Perhaps using something non-ISO to store time on the inside could have its benefits.