Join Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Joe Rogan Experience as he delves into the fascinating history of the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Discover how the leap day and the subtle differences in tracking Earth's seasons led to the need for calendar modifications. Learn about the role of Jesuit priests in developing the accurate and widely-used Gregorian calendar, including the bold move of removing ten days from the calendar. Gain insights into the astronomical considerations and the significance of timekeeping in this thought-provoking discussion.
@exatasdev157911 months agoFor context, joe asked what was tyson' s birthdate. 296
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@november13211 months agoImagine you have an assignment due in 11 days and now it' s due tomorrow. 65
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@kenarbes11 months agoIsaac asimov wrote that he lost some days when russia changed calendars. He wanted those days back. 31
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@matthewhegarty72911 months agoAnd because of that change, my wife (born on feb 29th) and mother-in-law have battled for 39 years over what day to celebrate my wifes birthday on non-leap years. 7
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@georgegreene874411 months agoHe' s explaining that entirely wrong. The amount of time it takes us to go around the sun and return to the same solstice (or equinox) is exactly one. ...Expand17
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@YTRulesFromNM11 months agoThe vernal equinox was originally april 1st and that was the beginning of the year. People that believed the year should start at the vernal equinox were called april fools. No, i' m not kidding. This really happened. 73
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@Leisurelee5311 months agoFun fact. Julius caesar was poltifex maximus while on campaign in gaul. His office was responsible for tracking and correcting the then calendar to account one of the first things caesar did as dictator was bring a famous mathematician from alexandria and create the julian calendar. bro exploited the game then immediately patched it. ...Expand32
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@theMightyWhytey11 months agoNo, the biggest change in the julian calendar was that the pontifus maximus (who at that time was julias ceasar) couldn' t add days in for political reasons (ceasar was a master at this) because it hurt the calendar. 3
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@thethirdjegs11 months agoIt is easier to explain that the julian calendar has too many leap years because 1 year is not equal to 365. 25 days. That slight difference in the hundredths now the gregorian calendar do not make leap years in the years that ends with 00 but are indivisible by 400. ...Expand2
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@chodeshadar1810 months agoThe jewish calendar has been adding a leap month according to a certain schedule, because exodus says passover must always fall in the spring. This has been in use for about 20 years. 1
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@Egilhelmson11 months agoThe roman calendar with which julius caesar started was legally alterable by senate vote at whim; a good month according to the pontiffs (a group of politically. ...Expand1
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@PvblivsAelivs11 months agoMoved january and february to the front of the year. Got rid of intercalary months. I believe it also adjusted the length of the months. 1
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@Telssa111 months agoI figured out how to do the rain man' s day of the week trick, for the julian and the gregorian from 01/1/01 onwards. Takes me a second or two. there' s a challenge for anyone who fancies it. 1
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@accountforcommenting10 months agoCan you make video on other calenders, like the one we use in india. 1
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@arealbigboss11 months agoNeil seems like hed be great at parties, but really it would be a massive pain getting stuck with the guy who wants to explain everything. 4
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@havan5611 months agoThe time it takes the aert to go around the sun is t 365. 256days. 25 is handled by the leap day but that. 006 did accumulate, hence the need for the id="hidden10"gregoian adjustment. Now leap years aren' t recognized in every year divisible by 4, only in years that is a multiple of 4 (except for years evenly divisible by 100, but not by 400). ...Expand
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@anudeep32706 months agoIf we take other calendars as reference. Its hard to calculate ecclipses timingsastronomicalaccurate gregorian accounts the leap years and timings. (only who knows about time can understand this). ...Expand
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@jkmil498111 months agoAnd when thay said we' re going to skip the counting of ten days to make the calendar right, a lot of people thought that they were having the dats stolen from them at least most of them were actually illiterate. ...Expand1
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@Steve-sg3uz11 months agoNever let them tell you that the religious don' t do science. In fact the catholic church is responsible for practically making science a thing. 6
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@Zanenoth11 months agoJulius and augustus both wanted a month and added july and august to the gregorian calendar. It' s why december means 10 but is thr 12th month. Idk what tysons on about lol. Its like he' s just skirting over this. 1
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@granadosvm11 months agoJesuit priests do the work, pope gregory stamps his name in the improved calendar. sounds like every day management to me. 7
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@BawkBawkBawk66611 months agoJoe: when' s your bday? neil:
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@botwitaprice11 months agoThis is why the leap year has one day added, which is why february has 29 days instead of 28 days. 1
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@69hunter5511 months agoJoe originally was just asking him when will he pays him back for that 10 bucks neil borrowed years ago. 2
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@maxberntsen443010 months agoWhat about the original 10 months? sept=7 oct=8 nov=9 dec=10 julius augustus caesar. July august.
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@kravmagoo952710 months agoI have a question. I don' t watch or listen to jre, except on yt. One thing i do know is that ndt is on the show a lot. Does joe have a tyson tuesday or something?
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@sskmanentsa532611 months agoWhat if the problem was not the seasons, but the holidays? Using the moon or sun or stars to create a calendar that correlates with our beliefs, we will. ...Expand
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@Developer88811 months agoSo basically everyones age before 1584 was actually older because we removed 10 days, that really screws up the mathematics, also if the julian calendar was right that means we are actually younger by 10 days per year.
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@danlorett218411 months agoTo put this in perspective: they created a calendar accurate for at least 100 years while they still thought the sun orbited the earth. 3
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@rockitss11 months agoThese smart guys really are the disinformation kings imagine what the world could create if they were educated with the truth and were prepared or even allowed to share it with the world. 4
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@lionelsammy60894 months agoHi mr. Neil, may i ask why u havent made any vid about indian calendar? And the invention of the number 0 by indians?
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@mikeagate11 months agoBaloney! So a quarter of a day makes all the difference between winter and summer? here in the uk we still have to put the heater on 5 june 2023! why does such aman come up with crap like this?. ...Expand1
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@iGamezRo9 months agoThe julian calendar is still used by some parts of the easter orthodox church.
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@Sparkfist11 months agoThe question was what dating format does he prefer.
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@magnusjensson819911 months agoDo you know of orsteins surtur calender? It was rather precise. 3
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@fabulousfabricationsimmacu496211 months agoWhen is your birthday, how much time you got?
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@berts55811 months agoSo if you' re trying to figure out somebody' s birthday who was born before 1584 you' re going to need to know this to figure out what day they eg. Sir isaac newton was born on christmas day what is birthday was by the modern calendar january 4th i believe. ...Expand
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@TheInator123411 months agoSo we switched from tracking how long it takes to go around the sun, to tracking seasons changing. What causes the seasons to change again?
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@roguecheddar625211 months ago(from animal house) gigantic dude: do you mind if we dance with your dates?
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@DatsiKxModz11 months agoSo are we actually living more in the future?
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@hlp4ever9810 months agoHere he goes again. Mr overdramatic who tries to shock us with simple facts that we learned in junior high school if we paid attention.
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@rangerstl0711 months agoThe process of going around the sun results in one extra revolution of the earth.
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@JIMJAMSC11 months agoAnybody else getting really tired of these " rock starrunning around with their " i' m smart" let me spout off some reading comprehension skills? The michio ku is annoying also.
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@rusbea.227911 months agoStop the discussion and use the iranian calendar already!
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@BoushoC11 months agoThat' s not true, it' s the difference between days and orbits. Not seasons.
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@dragons_red11 months agoThis is the worst explaination of anything by someone who makes their living explaining things. and ngt just answered the question " how do. ...Expand
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@robertsmith295611 months agoWe need a leap month to get the seasons back inline with the calendar months.
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@reginaldinoenchillada351311 months agoDamn, dude. I don' t even have the attention span to make it thru a short clip. sorry ndt i' m out. Its u it' s not me.
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@John___Vegas11 months agoOr you throw out all thebased calendars, and start using the logical 13 month calendar. The current calendars are simply stupid.
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@otnath7 months agoAnd even the gregorian calendar is wrong, lol.
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@lewischasen11 months agoSeriously. What about modern day was not influenced by passive aggressive paganism. Think about it. Halloween, santa, april fools, days of the week id="hidden23" are based off of norse gods, king arthur is actually christian cuchulainn, ect. ...Expand
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@userbasba11 months agoI think ndt got his info all wrong. the islamic hijri calendar is the most accurate. ain' t that right, ndt?
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@DeerlyMusical211 months agoThe jewish calendar has remained unchanged since about 900 ad. And it' s correct, i believe, to about1 second. Sorry, pope gregory.
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@bradfordrusso748010 months agoYour omniscient perroration is idiotically illogical. Of course the cyclic orbit and the seasons co-incide. Careful listening to your exact words reveals. ...Expand
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@YigithanTamer-ej9ui4 months agoSmug popular science guy impresses everyone with a mix of pure misinformation and some half-truths.
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@pannonia7711 months agoOne mistake: the gregorian calender was introduced in 1582. 1
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@richardcrow304211 months agoIt' s when you look up and realize they all have pagan names. Silly cretin.
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@mikesnapper900111 months ago" i just him asked what today' s date was "
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@beatlejuice1311 months agoIts still off. Were going to have to skip a month at some point.
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@danielhill366510 months agoWho were the jesuitz priest sounds wickidly evilish.
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@jankom.778311 months agoCalendars before that also accounted for that problem - by not having any months for a quarter of a year. In terms of accuracy, that is still superior solution.
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@CrashBox9111 months agoSo in regular ppl language we' re f***d.
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@DLites15111 months agoWait till you learn about the vedic calendar. 1
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bro exploited the game then immediately patched it. ...Expand 32
there' s a challenge for anyone who fancies it. 1
gregorian accounts the leap years and timings.
(only who knows about time can understand this). ...Expand
at least most of them were actually illiterate. ...Expand 1
sounds like every day management to me. 7
neil:
sept=7
oct=8
nov=9
dec=10
julius augustus caesar. July august.
here in the uk we still have to put the heater on 5 june 2023! why does such aman come up with crap like this?. ...Expand 1
gigantic dude: do you mind if we dance with your dates?
and ngt just answered the question " how do . ...Expand
sorry ndt i' m out. Its u it' s not me.
the islamic hijri calendar is the most accurate.
ain' t that right, ndt?