22-09-2026, 07:22 AM
(22-09-2026, 02:24 AM)rikforto wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.[quote='Jorge_Stolfi' pid='91546' dateline='1790032535']From the Wikipedia page you linked to make this point some months ago:
Quote:the entire idea of dividing the ecliptic with 24 evenly spaced solar terms didn't exist yet
You are quite wrong. The 24 solar terms were defined sometime around 100 BCE.
Quote:The older method, called the píngqì fǎ (平氣法; 'equal term method'), simply divides the tropical year into 24 equal parts.

