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	bc: A Handy Utility \| Linux Journal
		Other versions of bc may be restricted in their capabilities.
		The value scale is one of bc's internal variables: it gives the number of figures to the right of the decimal point.
		When bc is invoked with the -l flag, the value of scale is set to 20.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article.php?sid=2544 (803 words)

	Egyptian history new-date theory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		3100 BC according to the classical opinionof Egyptology was widely accepted to be the beginning of the foundation of the first royal dynasty in ancient Egyptian history.
		3100 BC was the beginning of first dynasty and the union of upper and lower Egypt.
		Below it the king is represented smiting one of the enemies from Lower Egypt and depicted in front of his face, god Horus, shown in a form of a falcon which here represents the legitimate and living king, it is simply a symbolic representation of the king himself as the victorious Horus.
	www.ask-aladdin.com /NewDate.htm (1986 words)

	Ancient Time Keepers
		Notches which were carved on the discovered artifacts of early humans have been interpreted as being tally marks or counters, as a means of keeping track of the seasons and times of the year, and, importantly, as records of the lunar cycle.
		From 1500 to 1451 BC, the gnomon, which is the L-shaped indicator on a sundial, was regularly used by the Egyptians.
		Andronikos of Kyrrhestes, from 50 to 41 BC, built in Athens the Tower of Winds, which was a water clock combined with solar clocks positioned in the eight principal directions.
	www.umich.edu /~lowbrows/reflections/1999/lsimmons.2.html (1629 words)

	CHRONOLOGY – some selected dates in the development of sundials and solar astronomy
		590 BC Sundials are used in China and the Chinese text "Arithmetic classic of the gnomon and the circular paths of the heaven" contains a version of the Pythagorean theorem.
		164 BC Pliny, writing about 210 years later, records that a sundial was properly set up for the first time in Rome around this time, and the Romans begin to divide the period of daylight into hours.
		10 BC Augustus erects a monumental sundial in Rome.
	www.sundialsoc.org.uk /glossary/chronology/chronology.htm (2552 words)

	Talk:28th century BC - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Is this the first known date according to a solar calendar, as opposed to a lunar one?
		These questions should be dealt with before this entry is allowed to be returned to the article.
		Why does "2750 BC - End of the Early Dynastic I Period, and the beginning of the Early Dynastic II Period in Mesopotamia" show up 3 times in a row in the text?
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:28th_century_BC (188 words)

	Ancient weights and measures (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Sumerian number system uses a base 60 positional notation, and is the origin for the division of 60 for hours and angles.
		The values listed are based on the gold aureus of Augustus which were in use from 27 BC to AD 296.
		The earliest bronze coins of Rome 338 BC to 268 BC were 0.273 kg.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ancient_weights_and_measures (1490 words)

	28th century BC
		(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)
		2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/27/2700_BC.html (85 words)

	Stadia. Who is Stadia? What is Stadia? Where is Stadia? Definition of Stadia. Meaning of Stadia.
		It was split in four units, each of these in 16 again.
		This value is based on the gold aureus of Augustus which was in use from 27 BC to AD The earliest bronze coins of Rome 338 BC to 268 BC were 0.273 kg.
		Before the Roman based measurement system was introduced from 1066 onwards, there existed a Anglo-Saxon system of measure based on the units of the barleycorn and the gyrd (rod).
	www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Stadia (3429 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Around 325 BC, Callippus modified the calendar by noting that 4 19-year Metonic cycles with 940 months were very close to 27,759 days.
		Prior to 46 BC, the Roman Calendar, or what has been reconstructed of it, is described as a ``mess.'' The Romans calendar originally started the year with the Vernal Equinox and consisted of 10 Months (Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius, Quntilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and December) having a total of 304 days.
		The numbers still embedded in the last four Months of the year are the fossil of this (September, October, November, and December, contain the Latin roots for the numerals seven, eight, nine, and ten, but now fall on the ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth months of the year).
	www.info-galaxy.com /Holiday/History/history.html (722 words)

	28th century BC : 2773 BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		28th century BC : 2773 BC terms defined : 28th century BC : 2773 BC
		All is still licensed under the GNU FDL.
		She asked herself where she should go when she was turned.
	www.termsdefined.net /27/2773-bc.html (194 words)

	EGYPT'S VIEW OF ITSELF AND "OTHERS"
		Present day historical accounts dealing with Egyptian history or events and developments prior to 3000 bc tend to be heavily biased either towards using certain textual and literary sources termed ‘historical’, or else towards citing pieces of archaeological evidence that seem to show phases and changes in daily life.
		Finally, the introduction of archaising statuary in the first century bc, under the last Ptolemies, at a time of political unrest is discussed and the possibility that this phenomenon was a response to Egyptian nationalism is raised.
		The Latter, Hellenized in culture (and never speaking Egyptian until Cleopatra VII of51-30 B.C.) and supported by a Greek elite, nevertheless sought to conciliate the Egyptian upper class, and perhaps the population at large, Results were mixed: much symbiosis occurred.
	www.ucl.ac.uk /archaeology/events/conferences/enco/views.htm (2235 words)

	BC
		Since the year is not exactly 365 days, the Egyptian calendar gradually went into and out of alignment with the seasons with a period of about 1455 years.
		Knowing this, astronomers have speculated that the year of 365 days was instituted around 4228 BC or 2773 BC.
		The calendar with a leap day was finally adopted by the Romans under Julius Caesar in 46 BC.
	www.dinneratyourplace.com /historysite/bc.html (2628 words)

	Hansard -- Thursday, April 11, 2002, a.m. -- Vol. 6, No. 4 (HTML) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		That's Land and Water B.C. The Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management is the policy lead for water pricing, the policy lead for water allocation; is responsible for water planning at the strategic landscape and watershed level; maintains and operates registry, inventory and monitoring databases; and conducts inventory and planning for community watersheds.
		It was from George Wilson, who is a director of the B.C. Wildlife Federation and also a director of the Kootenay grizzly bear committee.
		I think it's important to recognize that B.C. has some of Canada's largest accessible coal reserves and that we produce none of our electricity with coal today, while Alberta, the province next to us — in fact, the province that is adjacent to my riding — produces 80 percent of its electricity from coal.
	www.legis.gov.bc.ca /hansard/37th3rd/h20411a.htm (10314 words)

	Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net
		* 2775 - 2650 BC - Second Dynasty wars in Egypt * 2750 BC - End of the Early Dynastic I Period, and the beginning of the Early Dynastic II Period in Mesopotamia.
		Removed from text: * 2773 BC -- The 365 day year introduced This is nonsensical.
		There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article 28th century BC.
	www.mauspfeil.net /28th_century%20BC.html (306 words)

	Chiropractic and You
		This information is intended for identifying members of the BC Chiropractic Association who are currently in practice.
		If you find any of this information to be out of date, please e-mail us at info@bcchiro.com.
		Or, select your city from the list on the left to see a list of chiropractors near you.
	www.bcchiro.com /find.php?search=Coquitlam&field=city (130 words)

	Geometry.Net - Scientists: Callippus
		He was a devoted follower of Socrates, whose disciple he became in 409 B.C., and the execution of that philosopher by the democrats in 399 B.C. was a crushing blow.
		Around 325 BC, callippus modified the calendar by noting that 4 19yearMetonic cycles with 940 months were very close to 27,759 days.
		Aristotle was born in Stagira (in northern Greece), 384 B.C. He died in Chalcis (on the Aegean island of Euboea, now Ewoia), 322 B.C. Inland from Stagira was the semi-Greek kingdom of Macedon, with which Aristotle's family was closely connected.
	www.geometry.net /scientists/callippus.php (1682 words)

	Why Christians Don't Celebrate NEW YEAR'S
		Among ancient peoples the beginning of the year was determined by one of various events, such as the spring or autumnal equinox or the winter or summer solstice.
		In Egypt, for example, beginning about 2773 BC, the year began with the heliacal rising of Sirius, which coincided with the start of the flood period of the Nile and came not long after the summer solstice” (Encyclopedia Americana, 1999).
		The Ancient Egyptians, Phoenicians and Persians began their new year with the autumn equinox (September 21), while the Greeks, up until the 5th century BC, observed their new year with the winter solstice (December 21).
	www.thercg.org /articles/wcdcny.html (3041 words)

	[cel][spa]"Stardate" aka 14131HE
		Then in 450 BC, February was moved to its standard position.
		This system gives rise to the familiar classification of dates as BC or AD (also sometimes denoted BCE and CE).
		Interestingly enough, this method of counting omits the year zero, so that the year 1 BC is followed immediately by the year 1 AD.
	www.phoenyx.net /celandra/1999/11/msg00105.html (2720 words)

	Coquitlam, BC. - local businesses and web pages - copyright
		Westwood Plateau, 1630 Parkway Blvd, Coquitlam, BC, V3E 2Y5, 604-941-4236
		Moxie's, 2991 Lougheed Hwy # 32, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 6J6, 604-552-2562
		Coquitlam Cineplex Odeon, 2991 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC, V3B 6J6, 604-464-3635
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	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		From astronomical calculations, Sirius and the sun coincided in 4241 and 2773 BC, so each of these could have served as Egyptian Year 1.
		Around 325 BC, Callippus customized the calendar by noting that 4 19-year Metonic cycles with 940 months were very close to 27,759 days.
		Easter, for instance, normally occurs on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox, although the actual scheme is a bit more complex still (Montes).
	www.mps.k12.nf.ca /mathematics/Grassroots/Calendars%20of%20the%20Ancient%20World/cal8_files/cal8.htm (1371 words)

	Calendar - Time - Y2K etc.
		Scaliger traced three time cycles and found that they were all in the first year of their cyle in 4713 B.C. The three cycles are 15, 19, and 28 years long.
		In fact, the Jewish calendar marks the start of the world as 3761 B.C. Today his numbering scheme is still used by astronomers to avoid the difficulties of converting the months of different calendars in use during different eras.
		Proposed by Numa Pompilius (reign 715-673 BC) but not published until 304 BC (this date is in dispute), the number of months was increased from ten to twelve by adding January and February.
	www3.sympatico.ca /n.rieck/docs/calendar_time_y2k_etc.html (4783 words)

	28th century BC : 2773 BC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		28th century BC : 2773 BC Euro Encyclopedia
		28th century BC : 2773 BC printable version : 2773_BC.html.txt
		It uses material from the wikipedia article 28th century BC : 2773 BC.
	www.eurofreehost.com /27/2773_BC.html (177 words)

	Historical weights and measures
		The copper bar cubit of Nippur, the first known standard bar, defines the Sumerian cubit as about 518.5 mm, widely used in third millenium BC.
		foot – Defined as 264.6 cm by Sumerian ruler Gudea of Lagash around 2575 BC, this is the oldest preserved standard of length.
		20 (later called) Roman digits is the length the Egyptian construction Remen during the third millenium BC.
	pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/h/hi/historical_weights_and_measures.html (3476 words)

	Prince Rupert, BC. - local businesses and web pages - copyright
		Lax Kw'alaams Social Dev, 206 Shashaak, Prince Rupert, BC,, 250-625-3474
		Prince Rupert Assn For Comm, 901 Ambrose Ave, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 2C5, 250-624-5256
		Gondola Drive-In, 700 Wayne Pl, Prince Rupert, BC, V8J 3V6, 250-624-3359
	www.iconvillage.com /PrinceRupertBC.html (2670 words)

	Sea Kayaking with killer whales Johnstone Strait Telegraph Cove Vancouver Island British Columbia - Sea Kayaking ...
		Located on Vancouver Island, we offer some of the best locations for BC kayaking on Vancouver Island, and Kayaking along the coast line of Vancouver Island and British Columbia.
		We have a sea kayaking base camp which is our main focal point for tour camping excursion or expeditions into other point of interest into Northern B.C. All of our sea kayaking trips and tours are for novice sea kayakers or for the experienced sea kayaking explorer.
		With superb equipment, experienced naturalists, low prices and an excellent base camp location in Johnstone Strait, Discover Expeditions will make sure that your Kayak Experience in British Columbia is a success.
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	Vancouver Mini Events Calendar
		Kelowna, BC Hill Climb Race - racing fun in the Interior.
		Car and Motorbike owners from across BC are invited to support the kids!
		Ladner, BC Prizes and Trophies, Breakfast at the Legion, Live entertainment, Make and Take booths and Demos (Quilting related), 50/50 draws, Goodie bags and Dash plaques for the first 100 registrants, A '54 Chev truck is being raffled off by the CNIB.
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	28th century BC biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		28th century BC 29th century BC - 28th century BC - 27th century BC - other centuries)
		2925 - 2776 BC - First Dynasty wars in Egypt
		2900 - 2334 BC - Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
	www.biography.ms /2773_BC.html (81 words)

	WORKS SERVICES - REFUSE DISPOSAL - Columbia Shuswap Regional District - CSRD
		Materials collected at transfer stations are delivered to the nearest regional refuse disposal site.
		These regional refuse disposal sites are located in the communities of Skimikin, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Revelstoke and Golden.
		Litter and debris from parks, trails, forestry access roads and other public property will be accepted at no charge at CSRD refuse disposal facilities from approved, pre-registered organizations.
	www.csrd.bc.ca /works/refuse-disp.htm (533 words)

	Fraser Health: Facilities: Facilites-List
		Address: 2773 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam, BC V3B 1C2 (Map)*
		Address: 6 - 2601 Lougheed Hwy, Coquitlam, BC V3C 4J2 (Map)*
		Address: 1 - 2232 Elgin Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2B2 (Map)*
	www.fraserhealth.ca /ABOUT/Facilities/Facilites-List.asp?L=T (56 words)

	BC Golf Course Guide, Free Handicap Tracking, and online tee times
		BC Golf Course Guide, Free Handicap Tracking, and online tee times
		BC golf website featuring courses from BC and all of North America.
		Click here to update the information for this course.
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	EasyFunSchool - EasyFunSchool Timeline - Article Archives - free unit studies recipes crafts home school education ...
		These sources will soon be available in an annotated bibliography.
		2686 - 2181 BC Age of the pyramid in ancient Egypt
		1500 - 1070 BC New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
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	kayak charters on west Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada - CoastalBC.com
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