Subject: Static GK (General Knowledge)
Book: General Time Knowledge
Over the centuries, various calendar reforms have aimed to better synchronize dates with astronomical events or simplify calculations. Julius Caesar introduced the Julian calendar, which Pope Gregory XIII refined into the Gregorian calendar most of the world uses today. Other proposals, like the French Revolutionary Calendar, attempted radical transformations but never gained global acceptance. Periodic calls for further changes, such as decimal time or standardizing daylight saving year-round, highlight humanity’s ongoing quest for an “ideal” system. Learning about these reforms reveals how cultural, religious, and economic factors ultimately determine which calendars endure.
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