All I'm asking for is a known definition for the derivation of
leap year . There has has to be one somewhere .
Otherwise how did 'cal' get its definition ?
Tia
On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Dec 1998, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
> > Hello All, OK.. somebodies program says divisable by 400
> > is still a leap year.
> >
> > Where is it Defined ? , ie: some document publically available .
>
> It is defined on the calendar, that should be publically
> available enough for everybody. Furthermore, it has been
> public knowledge for over 500 years :)
>
> cheers,
>
> Rik -- the flu hits, the flu hits, the flu hits -- MORE
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