User talk:LGB
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Wagino 20100516 (talk) 13:59, 19 February 2013 (UTC)
Using correct calendar[edit]
I have reverted this edit which changed the calendar for the date of Isaac Newton's death from Julian to Gregorian. By reverting the edit, I changed it back to Julian. There is a reference to the BBC for the 20 March 1726 date. It is normal for sources to state dates in the calendar that was in effect at the time and place an even occurred. The Julian calendar was in effect in the UK until 1752. Jc3s5h (talk) 13:11, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
- Please review the BBC source by referency — it contains the text «20th March 1727 Newton dies». It is the Julian date, where the year begins January 1 (not March 1). The current state of wikidata disorients a reader, stating that Newton died in 1726 without remarks. I ask you change YEAR to 1727, everything else does not matter to me. LGB (talk) 13:38, 24 July 2017 (UTC)
- I see that you made the year change you proposed; I agree the value is now the most appropriate value. Jc3s5h (talk) 14:12, 24 July 2017 (UTC)