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	Time and Date - http://www.timeanddate.com/ Information such as yearly and monthly calendars, counters, countdown, and the world clock which shows the current time in cities all over the world.
	Leap Seconds - http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html Civil time is occasionally adjusted by one second increments. A detailed explanation of what a second actually is, and why leap seconds are necessary.
	Calendars through the Ages - http://webexhibits.org/calendars/ History and FAQs of calendars, from ancient Rome to outer space. Including Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, and Mayan.
	The Difference Between the Millennium and Year 2000 - http://www.timeanddate.com/counters/mil2000.html Questions and answers to satisfy the hearts of true millennium buffs.
	GMT: Greenwich Mean Time - http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/ Complete guide to times in every time zone in the world.

	Calendar Studies - http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud.htm Articles on the Gregorian and Julian calendars, the ISO date format, the Julian day number system, the Maya calendar, the Goddess lunar calendar, the Liberalia Triday Calendar and C functions for date conversion; plus software for calendrical conversion.
	Britannica.com - Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second - http://www.britannica.com/clockworks Britannica.com explores the history of timekeeping, from sundials to cesium atomic clocks.
	The Chinese Calendar - http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/chinese.shtml The mathematics and rule explanation for the calendar.
	Astronomical Time Keeping - http://www.maa.mhn.de/Scholar/times.html Extensive descriptions of many timing systems, with information on time zones and Julian day numbers.
	Astro Portal - CalSKY - http://www.calsky.com/ The worldwide interactive online astronomical/space calendar and calculator - for friends of astronomy, as well as astronomers.

	The Julian and Gregorian Calendars - http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/cal_art.html Explanations of the Julian Calendar, the Gregorian Reform, the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar, the length of the tropical year and related matters.
	Maya Calendar 2000 - http://mayacalendar.com The calendar was the center of Maya life and their greatest cultural achievement. To carry out their astronomical calculations they developed a sophisticated mathematical system. The Maya Calendar website is developing with the intent of providing a complete view of Maya culture.
	Calendrical Calculations - http://emr.cs.uiuc.edu/home/reingold/calendar-book/index.shtml Published by Cambridge University Press. Gives a unified algorithmic presentation of the Gregorian, ISO, Julian, Coptic, Ethiopic, and Islamic civil calendars.
	Types of Calendars - http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/lunarcal/types.htm An explanation of lunar, solar, lunisolar, rule-based and other calendars.
	Rosetta Calendar - http://rosettacalendar.com/ An online handy tool for converting to and from the Gregorian, Julian and Jewish calendars.

	Blue Moon Myths - http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bluemoon1.html Second full moon in a month, or third full moon in a single season.
	Astronomy by JavaScript: Sun Calculators and More - http://www.jgiesen.de/astro/astroJS/ Applets related to calendars and keeping time, including sidererial time.
	Indian Moons - http://www.americanindian.net/moons.html A list of many American Indian tribe's names for months, days, and other calendar related information.
	Calendopaedia - http://calendopedia.com/ The encyclopaedia of calendars.
	Millennium Mistake - http://www.millenniummistake.net/ Explains the difference between millennium and year 2000 as the absence of a year zero.

	Lunisolar Calendar - http://www.pburch.net/lunarcal.html Lunar calendar with lunations, from new moon to new moon, instead of months. Moon phase on each day. Chinese, Jewish, and Islamic months. Eclipses, meteors, planets, star charts. Christian, Pagan, Islamic, Hindu, and Jewish holidays.
	Annus Novus Decimal Calendar - http://www.atlantium.org/calendaran.html A proposal for a non-sectarian, culturally neutral calendar system.
	The Islamic Calendar - http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/islamic.shtml The mathematics of the calendar in Singapore.
	LunarCal - A Perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar - http://www.geocities.com/lunarcal/ LunarCal is a 160-year perpetual Chinese Lunar Calendar for 1900 to 2060. Chinese festivals are listed and the moon phase is displayed.
	Hindu Calendar Dates 52nd Century - http://senthilarumugam.tripod.com/id10.html Explains the cosmological and astronomical influences in creating the Indian calendar.

	Time and Dates - http://www.circ.uab.edu/nypldr/1time/index.htm Information on date, time, and time zones from the New York Public Library.
	ACalendar.com - http://www.acalendar.com/ The calendar has many options with a standard monthly interface, including sunrise, sunset, and Moon phases.
	World Holidays: Weeks and Months - http://www.gkindia.com/holidays/weekdays.htm Information on the origin of the week, and etymology of month and weekday names.
	The Calendar, Leap Years and the Year 2000 - http://chemistry.csudh.edu/oliver/smt310-handouts/calendar.htm An explanation of the calendar including the origin of the day, week, month and year.
	PlexGlobe: International Clock and Global Kit - http://www.plexobject.com/software/plexglobe/ A productivity toolkit for global users and businesses that includes world clock and calendar.

	Julian Day Numbers - http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud/jdn.htm An explanation of the Julian day number system used by astronomers and calendricists.
	Astronomy and Space Calendar - http://www.newarkmuseum.org/PermanentCollection/PermanentPlanetariumCollection.aspx?id=1816 Features different views of the night sky, constellations, stars, planets, and other celestial wonders.

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