diff man/calendar.texi @ 61174:0609cac4453f

* calendar.texi (Calendar Systems): Say that the Persian calendar implemented here is the arithmetical one championed by Birashk.

--- a/man/calendar.texi	Thu Mar 31 18:59:50 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/calendar.texi	Thu Mar 31 20:14:03 2005 +0000
@@ -691,6 +691,12 @@
 days, the next five have 30 days, and the last has 29 in ordinary years
 and 30 in leap years.  Leap years occur in a complicated pattern every
 four or five years.
+The calendar implemented here is the arithmetical Persian calendar
+championed by Birashk, based on a 2,820-year cycle.  It differs from
+the astronomical Persian calendar, which is based on astronomical
+events.  As of this writing the first future discrepancy is projected
+to occur on March 20, 2025.  It is currently not clear what the
+official calendar of Iran will be that far into the future.
 
 @cindex Chinese calendar
   The Chinese calendar is a complicated system of lunar months arranged