BRITAIN'S LEAP FORWARD: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

Britain's Leap Forward: The Great Calendar Change of 1752

In the year, Britain made a bold shift to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was vastly out of sync with the real solar year. This discrepancy resulted in confusion and dispute about the accurate date. To rectify this issue, Parliament enacted a transformative reform: the adoption of the Gregorian calend

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