[高三英语]2011-11海淀高三第一学期期中考试试卷讲评.pptVIP

难题讲解 Caesar’s adjustment, however, was not entirely accurate because his astronomers’ year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. By 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. To correct this error, Pope Gregory XIII ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. By this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year. 74 C. This may seem complicated, but it works. 难题