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File:== Golden Numbers == ??

This should not be merged with "metonic cycle." The term Golden Number is still commonly used in Anglicanism, and is printed in tables in the Book of Common Prayer, in reference to the computus of Easter, with no reference or correlation to the Metonic Cycle.

The Golden Number of any year is the same in both the Catholic and Anglican versions of the modern calendar. From a practical point of view, they are one and the same concept. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.24.76.3 (talk) 05:50, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

The years, months, days of the month, and days of the week in the English civil calendar are for all practical purposes identical to the like-named or -numbered years, months, days of the month, and days of the week in the Gregorian calendar. Even the discrepancy regarding whether Feb. 24 or Feb. 29 is regarded as the leap day in a leap year has been tidied up (IIRC, the Catholic Church took care of this several years ago; Feb. 29 is now the leap day). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.24.76.3 (talk) 05:55, 5 April 2009 (UTC)

Definition of Golden Number

An encyclopaedia should give the true definition. The UK Act and Prayer Book (q.v.) have words corresponding to

 GN := (Y+1) mod 19 ; if GN=0 then GN := 19 ;

Of course, that and

 GN := Y mod 19 + 1 ;

are fully equivalent, and the latter should also appear since it is the better way to calculate it. It's not clear to me whether Clavius gave either of those; he has a tabular method good for A.D. 1 to 899999999. 82.163.24.100 (talk) 20:14, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

On deeper scrutiny, the final paragraph of Clavius' Canon 1 does give, in words, the Act/Book method - Et fi ex divifione nihil remanet, erit Aureus numerus 19.. 82.163.24.100 (talk) 20:48, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Metonic cycle- golden number- another point of fact-Dr. N. N. Chandra.

I recently read that Metonic cycle was known to Brahmins from a very long period back. At least as far back as Kali Yuga i.e. 3102 BCE. The reference can be found in Cassini as quoted by Baily in his classic work "Indian Astronomy" published in 1787. As a matter of fact John Playfair in his book "Works of John Playfair" published in 1822 recalculates Cassini's method and concludes that the golden number of Brahmins was more accurate than given by Metonic cycle. Brahmins still use the number based on 19 solar years equal to 233 lunar years in dating festivals in their calendars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.32.182.222 (talk) 15:48, 13 October 2009 (UTC)

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