LEAP YEARS IN ANTIQUITY: How Ancient Calendars Kept Time

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

Live stream event

Hosted by Erica M.: PhD in ANCIENT SCIENCES and Babylonian ASTRONOMY.

KEY POINTS

• LEAP YEARS IN ANTIQUITY: How Ancient Calendars Kept Time

• Live Q&A

• Closed Captioning Available

• Contents suitable for children

DESCRIPTION

This year may not have a FEBRUARY 29, but this MYSTERIOUS DATE often causes calendrical confusion! LEAP YEARS HAVE A LONG HISTORY, AND CULTURES ACROSS THE ANCIENT WORLD HAVE FOUND WAYS OF ACCOUNTING FOR THESE WANDERING EXTRA DAYS, ranging from extra short weeks at the end of the year to full extra months every so often. In this virtual tour, you will:

– Gain an understanding of WHAT LEAP YEARS ARE AND WHY THEY HAPPEN

– See the ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS lying behind the concept of “leap” years using at-home planetarium software

– Hear about CALENDAR SYSTEMS FROM ANCIENT CULTURES across the globe

– Learn HOW LEAP YEARS APPEAR THROUGHOUT HISTORY

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