Re: Imprecision of DAYS_PER_MONTH

Bruno Wolff III wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 13:47:29 -0700,
>   Dann Corbit <DCorbit@connx.com> wrote:
> > In round figures:
> > 
> > Since there are 365.2422 days per tropical year, there are 31556926
> > seconds per year (give or take leap seconds).
> > 
> > Ref:
> > http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/cale
> > ndar_calculations.htm
> 
> According to the current calendar (again ignoring leap seconds) there
> are exactly 365.2425 days per year on average. I think it makes sense to use
> this number when dealing with calendar years and months.

Someone came up with 365.2422.  Which is better?

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