Calendars (Time and Society )Western world is the Gregorian Calendar
The calendar widely in use in the Western world is the Gregorian Calendar. Write a
short essay (3-4) on when and why it was introduced and how it overcame the
problems of its predecessor (the Julian calendar). Compare it to any other calendar: either
ones we have mentioned (Hebrew or Chinese) or one that we have not (e.g. Buddhist,
Mayan, Islamic). In what sense is the Gregorian calendar better? Is it in any sense the
best possible: e.g. check out the concept of “leap-seconds”. Wikipedia is a good place to
start, but there are a wide variety of books in the library.
