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ERE SCALIGER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1984-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chronology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Julian period
1, record 1, English, Julian%20period
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a time period of 7,980 Julian years used, chiefly by astronomers, for counting back over long periods of time to determine how many days separate any two events. Each day in the Julian period is consecutively numbered from the beginning of the period (Jan. 1, 4713 B-C.), so that the number of days between two events can be calculated simply by subtracting the Julian number of the first event from that of the second event. The period of 7,980 years was chosen because it is the product of the numbers of years in the solar cycle (28), lunar cycle (19), and the Roman cycle of indiction (15). The Julian period was proposed by Joseph Justus Scaliger in 1582 and named in honor of his father. 2, record 1, English, - Julian%20period
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the Julian calendar .... 3, record 1, English, - Julian%20period
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chronologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ère julienne
1, record 1, French, %C3%A8re%20julienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- période julienne 2, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20julienne
correct, feminine noun
- période julienne de Scaliger 3, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20julienne%20de%20Scaliger
correct, feminine noun
- ère de Scaliger 3, record 1, French, %C3%A8re%20de%20Scaliger
correct, feminine noun
- cycle de Scaliger 3, record 1, French, cycle%20de%20Scaliger
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
espace de 7 980 années juliennes, inventé par Scaliger, et dans lequel l'an 4714 du monde correspond à l'an 1 de l'ère chrétienne. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A8re%20julienne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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