
Colin Alistair Ronan
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Science writer and lecturer. Author of The Cambridge Illustrated History of the World's Science and many others.
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Calendar, any system for dividing time over extended periods, such as days, months, or years, and arranging such divisions in a definite order. A calendar is convenient for regulating civil life and religious observances and for historical and scientific purposes. The word is derived from the Latin…
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