[Coco] Looking for CoCo astronomy and space software.

KnudsenMJ at aol.com KnudsenMJ at aol.com
Wed Jan 21 23:17:24 EST 2004


In a message dated 1/19/04 5:30:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
alxevans at concentric.net writes:

> I have seen too many programs over the years that fail to take into 
>  consideration that on our calendar 1 BC (753 AUC) is the year before 1 
>  AD (754 AUC) and as a result are a year off for everything before 1 AD.

Say, what does AUC stand for?  I hadn't heard of a calendar initialized at 
-750 BC.
"Astronomical Union" maybe?  Or maybe this is the birth or accession date of 
Augustus Caesar?  Thanks, Mike K.



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