Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

On Monday, 14 March 2016 15:52:47 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

Interesting question, but surely misdirected in these scribblings. Can't help you.

Tudor Hughes

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 3:52:47 PM UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

It wasn't 1 AD anywhere. That number was allocated many years later. It was 754 AUC in Rome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab_urbe_condita

In the British Isles each tribe would have its own chronicles based on king lists, but no numerical scheme which was only introduced later by the Church.

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 4:47:27 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Monday, 14 March 2016 15:52:47 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

Interesting question, but surely misdirected in these scribblings. Can't help you.

Tudor Hughes

Surely it wasn't 1 AD, as that wouldn't occur until a year later. That being said, Christmas Day should be the start of the New Year, so we've all got it wrong. Well I probably have anyway.

Anyway, with AGW and all other threats we are facing, I suggest we stop counting up and start counting all over from 0, with a sweepstake to be won by whoever gets the end of the world date correct. (Prize to be collected posthumously).

Starting from now, I'm going for 127, 13 May, approximately 1321 BST.

David Mitchell wrote:

I suggest we stop counting up and start counting all over from 0, with a
sweepstake to be won by whoever gets the end of the world date correct.


My guess is about 5 billion years from now.


--
Brian Wakem
Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey
http://www.brianwakem.co.uk/weather

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:35:51 PM UTC, Brian Wakem wrote:
David Mitchell wrote:

I suggest we stop counting up and start counting all over from 0, with a
sweepstake to be won by whoever gets the end of the world date correct.


My guess is about 5 billion years from now.


--
Brian Wakem
Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey
http://www.brianwakem.co.uk/weather

Slightly less pessimistic than me Brian.

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:16:32 PM UTC, David Mitchell wrote:
On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 4:47:27 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Monday, 14 March 2016 15:52:47 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

Interesting question, but surely misdirected in these scribblings. Can't help you.

Tudor Hughes

Surely it wasn't 1 AD, as that wouldn't occur until a year later. That being said, Christmas Day should be the start of the New Year, so we've all got it wrong. Well I probably have anyway.

Anyway, with AGW and all other threats we are facing, I suggest we stop counting up and start counting all over from 0, with a sweepstake to be won by whoever gets the end of the world date correct. (Prize to be collected posthumously).

Starting from now, I'm going for 127, 13 May, approximately 1321 BST.

Yes, but no-one has decided the start date yet:
http://www.nature.com/news/anthropoc...an-age-1.17085

On 2016-03-14 17:10:15 +0000, Alastair said:

On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 3:52:47 PM UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland



In the British Isles each tribe would have its own chronicles based on
king lists, but no numerical scheme which was only introduced later by
the Church.

Ah good. That was what I hoped. Thank you.
I shall leave you all in peace now.


--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

On Mon, 14 Mar 2016 10:16:30 -0700 (PDT)
David Mitchell wrote:

Surely it wasn't 1 AD, as that wouldn't occur until a year later.
That being said, Christmas Day should be the start of the New Year,
so we've all got it wrong. Well I probably have anyway.

1 AD was set as the year in which Jesus was supposed to have been both
conceived and born, so that means that his birthday should be
celebrated near the end of the year. This also means he became a year
old at the end of 2 AD.

When (almost) everyone (not me) celebrated the new Millennium a year
early on Jan 1st 2000, the C-of-E had already celebrated Christ's 2000th
birthday a couple of years early, on Dec 25th 1999, when it should have
occurred on Christmas Day 2001.


--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks. [Retd meteorologist/programmer]
http://www.scarlet-jade.com/
I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.
Posted with Claws: http://www.claws-mail.org/

On Monday, 14 March 2016 19:32:36 UTC, Alastair wrote:
On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 5:16:32 PM UTC, David Mitchell wrote:
On Monday, March 14, 2016 at 4:47:27 PM UTC, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Monday, 14 March 2016 15:52:47 UTC, Asha Santon wrote:
Disclaimer: This is a serious question which has everything to do with
how to count and nothing to do with religious beliefs. I ask it here
because some wise heads are present.

The date 1AD refers to the year a man I will call Yesus was born. It is
irrelevant whether it actually happened or not. Most of the world did
not know about it at the time anyway.

News of the event did not reach the British Isles for a very long time
so my question is this:

In the British Isles during the year we now call 1AD, what was the date
(year only)?

I don't even know how to look it up.
I am aware of the Gregorian, Julian, and AUC calendars but I don't want
to know what the date was in Rome.

--
Asha
minnies.opcop.org.uk
Scotland

Interesting question, but surely misdirected in these scribblings. Can't help you.

Tudor Hughes

Surely it wasn't 1 AD, as that wouldn't occur until a year later. That being said, Christmas Day should be the start of the New Year, so we've all got it wrong. Well I probably have anyway.

Anyway, with AGW and all other threats we are facing, I suggest we stop counting up and start counting all over from 0, with a sweepstake to be won by whoever gets the end of the world date correct. (Prize to be collected posthumously).

Starting from now, I'm going for 127, 13 May, approximately 1321 BST.

Yes, but no-one has decided the start date yet:
http://www.nature.com/news/anthropoc...an-age-1.17085

I know you were pointing Gianna in the right direction but that article is full of self human hate we are nothing but bacteria to the mass of the earth. What a load of dramatic twaddle.