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> Comte set year 1 of his new calendar as the first year of the > truly modern age: 1789, the first year of the Great Crisis. For me 1789 is the first year o
by dfc 13y ago
> Comte set year 1 of his new calendar as the first year of the
> truly modern age: 1789, the first year of the Great Crisis.
For me 1789 is the first year of the Great Constitutional Ratification. I did a quick google search for "great crisis" and came up empty. Google seems to be convinced that when I type "great crisis" I am looking for "Great Depression." What is the Great Crisis?
- ecma 13y agoIt might be referring to la Grande Peur[0] (the Great Fear) which was the panic reaponse to the initial rebellions at the beginning of the French Revolution. [0] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fear