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Article #426Re: The New Century & Millenium Does Not Start On January 1, 2000
From: Richard S Kain
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 1998 00:00
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Mark Rogaski wrote:
>
> An entity claiming to be Ed Jackson wrote:
> :
> [Snip]
> :
> : The overwhelming consenus of popular opinion seems to be that Dec. 31,
> : 1999 will be the last day of the 20th century. Just check with travel
> : agents on the availability of hotel rooms in or near Greenwich, England
> : (site of the prime meridian) on Dec. 31, 1999 compared with Dec. 31, 2000.
> :
> : Ed Jackson
>
> AN excellent discussion of the issue is _Questioning The Millenium_ by
> Stephen Jay Gould (of _Eight Little Piggies_ and _The Panda's Thumb_ fame).
>
> Mark
>
> --
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For those who feel the next millenium starts with 1-1-2000, a question:
Which millenium are you shortchanging>
a. The 1st one (the last one?
b. The current one"
c. The next one?
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