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To: SunkenCiv

A number of cultures used lunar calendars. Semitic ones come to mind.


9 posted on 12/18/2020 10:48:10 AM PST by JoeRender
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To: JoeRender

All of the ancient Greek city-states had lunar calendars. Meton of Athens in the fifth century BC discovered the Metonic cycle which could have been used to add intercalary months from time to time accurately (to keep the year approximately in line with the solar year) but the Athenian officials do not appear to have used it.


21 posted on 12/18/2020 11:26:30 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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