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===Which Way is Better?=== | ===Which Way is Better?=== | ||
That | That depends on how accurate you wish to calculate the date. The 30 day month method assumes that all months have 30 days, whereas the calendar month method uses the amount of days for each month. The 30 day month matches the old '''8870''' hand method used for centuries before calculators were invented, and is more likely to corresponded to the date you are looking for. <br> | ||
Although, the 30 day month method would be more accurate when calculating a date. Some believe that the dates and ages calculated and found on tombstones uses the 30 day month method.<ref> searchforancestors.com ''Tombstone Birthday Calculator'', http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html, accessed 25 June 2021. Quote: "While you may think the | Although, the 30 day month method would be more accurate when calculating a date. Some believe that the dates and ages calculated and found on tombstones uses the 30 day month method.<ref> searchforancestors.com ''Tombstone Birthday Calculator'', http://www.searchforancestors.com/utility/birthday.html, accessed 25 June 2021. Quote: "While you may think the calendar month method may be more reliable, be aware that many of the headstone and obituary ages at death appear to have been computed using the 30-day-month method. (The 30-day-month method assumes that all months have 30 days. It's an approximation which agrees with the calendar month method about 2/3 of the time.)"</ref> | ||
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