Re: UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99

From: Dav_and_Frances_Vandenbroucke@compuserve.com (Dav Vandenbroucke)

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999 07:52:41 +0100, Steen Kastoft Hansen
<steenkh@nospam.dk> wrote:

>There also usually is a proper start to a decade etc., like a
>year 10 or a year 100. The problem with the millenium is that no
>year 0 was defined, only a year 1.

No, this isn't "the problem," and it has nothing to do with the fact
that the concept of zero wasn't known in Europe at the time Dionysus
set the calendar.  He did exactly what everybody else does when
counting things[1]:  He started counting with "1."  When you count the
eggs in your refrigerator, you don't say, "zero, one, two,..." and
decide you have a dozen when you reach "eleven," do you?  It would
have made no sense to start counting Years of the Lord with zero, even
if it had been invented at the time.

But, I, too, would like to thank Alan for the great service he has
done for wargamers by keeping his web site operating and up-to-date.

Notes:
1. With the exception of some computer programmers.

Dav Vandenbroucke
dav_and_frances_vandenbroucke@compuserve.com

References

Re: UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
Steen Kastoft Hansen <steenkh@nospam.dk>
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
Alan Poulter <alan@poulter.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
"rs88" <rs88@gci-net.com>
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
Steen Kastoft Hansen <steenkh@nospam.dk>
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
Alan Poulter <alan@poulter.demon.co.uk>
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 19 Dec 99
"rs88" <rs88@gci-net.com>
Sun, 19 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000