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The 21st Century is 16 Years Old!
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RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old!
(January 2, 2016 at 1:06 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:
(January 2, 2016 at 8:46 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: 15 years old, actually.  The 21st century began 1 January 2001, not 1 January 2000.  This is because there isn't a Year 0.

Boru

So?  The various calendar conversions means there isn't an integer number of years between Jan 1, 1AD and the start of any year or century now.

Correct as far as it goes, but it doesn't much matter. Centuries (Western calendar) begin on 1 January _ _ _ 1, not 1 January _ _ _ 0.

Boru
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The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Rhondazvous - January 1, 2016 at 7:53 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Anomalocaris - January 1, 2016 at 9:53 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Anomalocaris - January 2, 2016 at 1:06 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 2, 2016 at 1:50 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Rhondazvous - January 3, 2016 at 10:02 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Mister Agenda - January 2, 2016 at 10:51 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by SteelCurtain - January 2, 2016 at 10:53 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by *Deidre* - January 2, 2016 at 5:31 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Jenny A - January 2, 2016 at 6:50 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Excited Penguin - January 3, 2016 at 10:15 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Cato - January 3, 2016 at 12:44 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Excited Penguin - January 3, 2016 at 6:25 pm
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 3, 2016 at 10:42 am
RE: The 21st Century is 16 Years Old! - by Rhondazvous - January 3, 2016 at 3:26 pm

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