changeset 19972:fe92da0414ac

(calendar-mayan-days-before-absolute-zero): Change to more widely acknowledged value.
author Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
date Wed, 24 Sep 1997 16:14:22 +0000
parents a09889110d34
children 45f02da6ebbb
files lisp/calendar/cal-mayan.el
diffstat 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) [+]
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--- a/lisp/calendar/cal-mayan.el	Wed Sep 24 16:11:32 1997 +0000
+++ b/lisp/calendar/cal-mayan.el	Wed Sep 24 16:14:22 1997 +0000
@@ -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.")