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authorKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1997-09-24 16:14:22 +0000
committerKarl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>1997-09-24 16:14:22 +0000
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(calendar-mayan-days-before-absolute-zero): Change
to more widely acknowledged value.
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diff --git a/lisp/calendar/cal-mayan.el b/lisp/calendar/cal-mayan.el
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@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@
(require 'calendar)
-(defconst calendar-mayan-days-before-absolute-zero 1137140
+(defconst calendar-mayan-days-before-absolute-zero 1137142
"Number of days of the Mayan calendar epoch before absolute day 0.
-According to the Goodman-Martinez-Thompson correlation. This correlation is
-not universally accepted, as it still a subject of astro-archeological
-research. Using 1232041 will give you Spinden's correlation; using
-1142840 will give you Hochleitner's correlation.")
+This is the Goodman-Martinez-Thompson correlation used by almost all experts,
+but some use 1137140. Using 1232041 gives you Spinden's correlation; using
+1142840 gives you Hochleitner's correlation.")
(defconst calendar-mayan-haab-at-epoch '(8 . 18)
"Mayan haab date at the epoch.")