• DocumentCode
    1844748
  • Title

    Date computations into the third millennium

  • Author

    Farrell, James P.

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. & Consulting Services, Washington, DC, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    June 27 1988-July 1 1988
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    A historical perspective of the calendar is presented, and the discontinuities introduced into date-sensitive computations by those conventions is pointed out. It is shown how the side effects of discontinuities can be avoided through the use of a canonical system of dates, the Julian date. A BASIC program for calculating this calendar system is presented.<>
  • Keywords
    BASIC listings; microcomputer applications; personal computing; software reliability; standards; time measurement; BASIC program; IBM DC; Julian date; calendar system; canonical system; date-sensitive computations; discontinuities; historical perspective; Application software; Calendars; Crops; Educational institutions; Electric breakdown; Mars; Moon; Timing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Computer Assurance, 1988. COMPASS '88
  • Conference_Location
    Gaithersburg, MD, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CMPASS.1988.9633
  • Filename
    9633
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1844748