Thiswayeveryfouryearswouldaverageoutto 366 and a quarterdays… whichisstilltoomanydays, butwe'regettingthere.
這樣的方式,每四年平均計算下來則有 366.25 天... 仍然多出了很多天,但我們就快結束了。
Confused? Youshouldbe. Numa!
很難理解吧?我懂!努瑪的傑作!
Thissystemcouldhaveworked, every 19 years, lunarandsolarcalendarstendtolineup, soaddenoughleapmonthstokeeptheseasonsinorderandeventuallyeverythingwillresetitself.
Caesarhadspent a lotoftimeinEgypt, where 365-daycalendarswerealltherage, soin 46 BC, heflushedRome's lunarcalendardowntheaqueductandinstalled a solarcalendar.
Andsince a tropicalyearis a tadlongerthan 365 days, Juliusadded a leapdayeveryfouryears, exceptthattheyinserteditafterFebruary 23, rightinthemiddleofthemonth.