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I have a question here. Does CE and BCE not have the year zero?
I can r
ecall during the "millennium" celebrations arguing with some as to when t
he "millennium" truly strated. i said that because of the year zero, that
2001 is the true start of the millennium and of course the 21st century,
using BC and AD système of course.
> De: Chee-kuen YIP <ckyip@L
CSD.GOV.HK>
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> Objet: Re: Science,
religion, BC, and AD
> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 20:54:54 +0800
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> I am of the opinion that CE+BCE does not solve an
arithematic dificiency of
> BC+AD, with the absence of the year 0. It
takes me some time to learn how
> to calculate the number of years for e
vent passing through the boundary
> such as from 10BC to 25AD. Can we h
ave a more scientifically appropriate
> proposal that we can use to make
our public education easier?
>
> YIP, Chee-kuen
> Chief Curator
> H
ong Kong Science Museum
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