tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post6741792781571746330..comments2024-03-21T19:44:20.247-07:00Comments on Scottish Islands Explorer: New Year; Old WaysScottish Islands Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-90535483433501452652014-01-16T04:56:33.416-08:002014-01-16T04:56:33.416-08:00I realise that this happens, but the implication i...I realise that this happens, but the implication is that the few other communities using the Julian Calendar did something different from Foula in 1900 - by, perhaps, assuming that a leap year had to be observed. Hence the distinction which persists. Any other theories?Scottish Islands Explorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15973510077054575291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558519647531859980.post-55705829671469347582014-01-16T03:35:16.470-08:002014-01-16T03:35:16.470-08:001900 wasn't a leap year: the turn of the centu...<br />1900 wasn't a leap year: the turn of the century years need to be divisible by 400, not 4, to be leap years. So 2000 was, 1900 wasn't.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_year#Algorithm<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com