Calendrical calculations

Nachum Dershowitz*, Edward M. Reingold

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A unified, algorithmic presentation is given for the Gregorian (current civil), ISO, Julian (old civil), Islamic (Moslem), and Hebrew (Jewish) calendars. Easy conversion among these calendars is a byproduct of the approach, as is the determination of secular and religious holidays.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)899-928
Number of pages30
JournalSoftware - Practice and Experience
Volume20
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 1990
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Calendar
  • Gregorian calendar
  • Hebrew calendar
  • Holidays
  • ISO calendar
  • Islamic calendar
  • Julian calendar

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