Bill Rankin, 2010
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UPDATE: Andrew and Brian Jones have contributed a fantastic program that will make a calendar for anywhere in the world. Thanks, Joneses!
A study in rhythm and place.
Astronomically, this calendar is valid for four points on the earth, all in the United States (in Connecticut, Illinois, Nebraska, and Nevada). With some easy modifications, however, it would apply to all points around the world at the same latitude, and could be used without much trouble a few degrees north or south as well.
It's also a study in the fuzzy boundaries between astronomical time and cultural time:
days
weeks
lunations
months
conjunctions of mercury
eclipse seasons
semesters
evening sun
falling leaves
falling snow
social contribution
religious memory
oppositions of saturn
oppositions of jupiter
conjunctions of venus
oppositions of mars
By which I might measure my life:
35112
11704
1672
395
384
100
67
64
32
32
32
32
32
30
29
19
14
