Hello Eugene, Joshua && list, The calendar that is used today has 30, 31 and 29 days. I picked Date::Jalali since it was called Jalali in the original algorithm and documents.
Iran uses a calendar of its own which is slightly more exact than the Gregorian calendar. The present Iranian calendar, also called the Jalali calendar, dates back to the eleventh century, when Jalal-ed-din Malek Shah Seljuq commissioned a panel of scientists in 1074-1079 AD to create a calendar more accurate than those in use at the time. (more on the calculation at http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/IranianCalendar.html) I would suggest registering DateTime::Calendar::Jalali for now. We can always mention that it's also called Persian according to such and such documents. _Ahmad --- Eugene van der Pijll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joshua Hoblitt schreef: > > > It looks like the Jalali calendar is also called > the Persian calendar, > > > so DateTime::Calendar::Persian is a possibility > too. I'm not familiar > > > with this calendar, its most common name, and > the way it is used, so you > > > (Ahmad) should judge for yourself what name > would be best. > > > > In Calendrical Calculations it says the Jalali > calendar used 30 day > > months while the Persian calendar used 29,30, and > 31 day months. > > According to > http://www.projectpluto.com/calendar.htm#jalali , > the > Jalali calendar uses 31, 30 and 29 days. There are > probably several > versions of the Persian calendar, some, all or none > of which are called > the Jalali calendar... > > That's why I can't tell what the correct name would > be for this > calendar, (and why you can't either, I presume). > Ahmad is hopefully more > familiar with how the calendar is used today. > > Eugene __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
