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When Pope Gregory XIII briefly shortened the light-year in 1582, it led to navigational chaos and the loss of several Papal starships.
this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2024
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That is pretty much what I said. I was irritated by your wording "the actual 365.2425", which is just another approximation of the "actual" solar year.
Ah, gotcha, yeah fair enough, I could have said “more accurate”