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The calendar is approximately a quarter of a day short, which is why we have leap years, to bring the calendar back in line with the Earth's orbit.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2024
Now leap years divisible by 100, like the year 1900, are skipped unless they're also divisible by 400, like the year 2000, in which case they're observed.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 26, 2024
The next leap years are 2028, 2032 and 2036.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2024
He added that the existing body of evidence strongly suggested that Aztecs, and their predecessors, never developed a correction system that incorporated leap years.
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2022
After all, they are watching the clockwork of the heavens—a clockwork that does not hiccup on leap years or reset itself every time humans decide to change the calendar.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
