bug in cal(1)

Bob Devine devine at vianet.UUCP
Thu Jan 22 11:43:14 AEST 1987


> In article <125 at vianet.UUCP>, devine at vianet.UUCP (Bob Devine) writes:
> > ...  The Emporor Constantine created
> > the 7-day week by fiat in about the 4th century AD.

In article <4521 at watmath.UUCP>, rbutterworth at watmath.UUCP (Ray Butterworth) writes:
> Gee.  I thought God created the 7-day week in about the 40th century BC.

  What happened is that Constantine converted to Christianity and
ordered that everyone under his dominion use the 7 day week.  The
Catholic church used 7 days cuz the Jews did cuz Moses set up that
convention when he left Egypt cuz it was used there cuz the 
Babylonians did (Egyptians used 10 days) cuz ...

Bob Devine



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