Saturn – the Saturnalia
DefinitionSaturnalia was an ancient Roman midwinter festival honoring Saturn, a deity associated with agriculture, time, social order, and an earlier age of...
Vernal Equinox to the next
Definition“Vernal Equinox to the next” describes the interval between one March equinox and the following March equinox. It is essentially an equinoctial...
September 2, 1752 be accounted as September 14th
DefinitionThis phrase refers to the British calendar reform of 1752. In Great Britain and its colonies, Wednesday, September 2, was followed by...
Century and John Holywood in the 13th
DefinitionCentury and John Holywood in the 13th refers to John of Holywood, better known by the Latinized name Johannes de Sacrobosco, a...
Meanwhile the Equinox continued to retrograde
Definition“Meanwhile the Equinox continued to retrograde” refers to the precession of the equinoxes: the gradual westward movement of the equinoctial points against...
Martius and ending with December
Definition“Martius and ending with December” refers to the traditional account of an early Roman calendar that began with Martius, or March, and...
