Published Sep 30, 2021
Year One
Gary Arndt delves into the fascinating evolution of calendar systems, highlighting the transition from Roman and lunisolar methods to the Anno Domini system, and critiques our current calendar's complexities and potential alternatives like the Holocene calendar.
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