Table of Contents

1. Introduction; Part I. Arithmetical Calendars: 2. The Gregorian calendar; 3. The ISO calendar; 4. The Julian calendar; 5. The Coptic and Ethiopic calendars; 6. The Islamic calendar; 7. The Persian calendar; 8. The Balinese calendar; 9. The Baha'i calendar; 10. The Hebrew calendar; 11. The Mayan calendar; 12. The Old Hindu calendars; Part II. Astronomical Calendars: 13. Time and astronomy; 14. The French Revolutionary calendar; 15. The Chinese calendar; 16. The Modern Hindu calendars; 17. Coda; Appendices.

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