Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal
In 930, at the close of the settlement period in Iceland, a week-based calendar was adopted. Observations of the solar cycle soon revealed errors of the calendar, which were cleverly amended. In the 12th century, the week-based misseri calendar was adjusted to the Roman calendar used by the Christia...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/4865 2024-06-02T08:09:09+00:00 Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal Bjarnadóttir, Kristín Education 2010 22 5954888 21-42 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4865 en eng Journal of Mathematics & Culture; 5(1) http://nasgem.rpi.edu/pl/journal-mathematics-culture-volume-5-number-1 Bjarnadóttir , K 2010 , ' Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal ' , Journal of Mathematics & Culture , vol. 5 , no. 1 , pp. 21-42 . 1558-5336 221698620 d2588fcc-8e46-42ae-8b17-b7c08e3d9bec https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4865 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Ethnomathematics week-based calendar Roman calendar Julian calendar Gregorian calendar misseri finger-rhyme counting method /dk/atira/pure/researchoutput/researchoutputtypes/contributiontojournal/article 2010 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/4865 2024-05-06T02:20:07Z In 930, at the close of the settlement period in Iceland, a week-based calendar was adopted. Observations of the solar cycle soon revealed errors of the calendar, which were cleverly amended. In the 12th century, the week-based misseri calendar was adjusted to the Roman calendar used by the Christian Church. It remained in common use for secular purposes until the 19th century, and detailed guides to it were written. Special occasions related to it are still celebrated. Peer reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) |
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In 930, at the close of the settlement period in Iceland, a week-based calendar was adopted. Observations of the solar cycle soon revealed errors of the calendar, which were cleverly amended. In the 12th century, the week-based misseri calendar was adjusted to the Roman calendar used by the Christian Church. It remained in common use for secular purposes until the 19th century, and detailed guides to it were written. Special occasions related to it are still celebrated. Peer reviewed |
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Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal |
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Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal |
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Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal |
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Journal of Mathematics & Culture; 5(1) http://nasgem.rpi.edu/pl/journal-mathematics-culture-volume-5-number-1 Bjarnadóttir , K 2010 , ' Ethnomathematics at the Margin of Europe - A Pagan Calendar : Þjóðháttastærðfræði á jaðri Evrópu - Heiðið dagatal ' , Journal of Mathematics & Culture , vol. 5 , no. 1 , pp. 21-42 . 1558-5336 221698620 d2588fcc-8e46-42ae-8b17-b7c08e3d9bec https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/4865 |
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