Here's a link to a site which sounds authoratative:
http://www.magnet.ch/serendipity/hermetic/cfunlib/datlib/datedoc.htm
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On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 13:14:46 David T. Lewis wrote:
On Thu, Nov 25, 1999 at 12:04:37PM +1100, Eric Ulevik wrote:
Many systems use Julian day numbers. Days since noon GMT on 1 January 4713 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. This would be preferable if we ever want historical dates.
Is there a known way to calculate number of seconds between days since noon GMT on 1 January 4713 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar, and some other point in time (beginning of Unix time, or beginning of Smalltalk time)? If so, can you give a pointer as to how to determine this?
Hope this helps,
Eric Ulevik
Yes, thanks!
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