Leap Day, Astronomy and Calculations: Human and Divine

The length of a year is based on how long it takes a planet to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.2422 days to make one revolution around the Sun,” Tavernier wrote. “That’s about six hours longer than the 365 days we typically include in a calendar year,” he added. As a result, to … Continue reading Leap Day, Astronomy and Calculations: Human and Divine →

Happy Leap Day! Leap Year in Literature

Just for fun, since it only comes once every four years, I decided to look around for Leap Year-related literature. I was pleasantly surprised at what I found! The Pirates of Penzance Having a birthday on February 29th makes you a "leapling", and sometimes one birthday every four years can get you in trouble! This … Continue reading Happy Leap Day! Leap Year in Literature →

Does the Science behind Leap Year point to Intelligent Design?

I find it absolutely fascinating and inspiring that our solar system is so orderly! Our massive planet Earth floats in space, revolving around its sun, travelling a total of 584 million miles at 67,000 miles per hour. The number of days for one revolution has been consistent for thousands of years to the nearest millionth … Continue reading Does the Science behind Leap Year point to Intelligent Design? →

Happy Leap Day!

I find it absolutely fascinating and inspiring that our solar system is so constant that all it takes is one adjustment day every four years to keep things synchronized. There must be something Divine about that. Here is a sampling of writings on Leap Year worth checking out, and I leave the best for last. … Continue reading Happy Leap Day! →