The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar to create a more standardized calendar and replaced the complicated Roman lunar calendar. In 1582 the Gregorian calendar, which we still use today, replaced the Julian calendar to better align the calendar dates with equinoxes and solstices. Despite this, the Julian calendar lives on and is still used in astronomy today. A modified version is also widely used by the military for MREs (Meal, Ready-to-Eat) and the food industry to track…
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