Living the Lunar Calendar |
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| Editor:
| Ben-Dov, Jonathan
Horowitz, Wayne
Steele, John M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84217-481-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Oxbow Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Lunar calendars suffer from an inherent uncertainty in the length of each month and the number of months in the year. Variable atmospheric conditions, weather and the acuity of the eye of an observer mean that the first sighting of the new moon crescent can never be known in advance.
Lunar calendars suffer from an inherent uncertainty in the length of each month and the number of months in the year. Variable atmospheric conditions, weather and the acuity of the eye of an observer mean that the first sighting of the new moon crescent can never be known in advance.