The Structure and Mathematics of the Principal Calendars of the Western World : Muslim, Gregorian, Jewish, and Other Systems

This monograph studies the history, structure, and mathematics of calendars used in those parts of the world west of the Indian subcontinent.

For the benefit of those interested in the mathematical principles involved, methods suitable for calculation with pen and paper are explained, while those merely desirous of the results can obtain them by means of the chapter devoted to computer programs.