[LEAPSECS] Calendar authority

Clive D.W. Feather clive at davros.org
Thu Apr 5 06:14:38 EDT 2012


Markus Kuhn said:

> I

> don't think the authority of ISO to define what calendar we use is any

> higher than (say) the authority of Wikipedia on such matters. They both

> are merely widely-respected committees reporting on what the current

> consensus is.


Indeed. This is clearly something in the remit of national governments.
See, for example, 24 Geo.2 c.23 or the decision of the National Convention
on 1793-10-24.

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