The British were reluctant to correct the Julian calendar because a pope made the change in 1582. After more centuries, it was very apparent that the Julian was not only off but becoming worse, so the British changed in 1752, leaping eleven days. Now it’s thirteen days off, although some of the Orthodox still use it for Easter. Greece didn’t change until 1923! As an aside, Sweden simply dropped all the leap years from 1700 to 1740 to correct its calendar. The British also moved the beginning of the year back to January. Didn’t anyone since then wonder why the leap day is in February instead of December? How about the months from September through December, from Latin for seven through ten?
The British were reluctant to correct the Julian calendar because a pope made the change in 1582. After more centuries, it was very apparent that the Julian was not only off but becoming worse, so the British changed in 1752, leaping eleven days. Now it’s thirteen days off, although some of the Orthodox still use it for Easter. Greece didn’t change until 1923! As an aside, Sweden simply dropped all the leap years from 1700 to 1740 to correct its calendar. The British also moved the beginning of the year back to January. Didn’t anyone since then wonder why the leap day is in February instead of December? How about the months from September through December, from Latin for seven through ten?