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Maya-7: A Diagnostic Program for the Calendar Round

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Sorab K. Ghandhi
Sorab K. Ghandhi*
Affiliation:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12181
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Abstract

This report describes a general purpose diagnostic program for the Maya Calendar Round. Taking as its input any or all of the components of the Calendar Round position, it displays all possible Long Count dates and their Gregorian day equivalents, commencing at any specified Long Count date. Provisions are made in this program to correct for a wide range of spelling errors and impossible combinations. In addition, a number of innovative programming techniques are used to provide fast execution.

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Reports
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American Antiquity , Volume 49 , Issue 4 , October 1984 , pp. 806 - 808
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for American Archaeology 1984

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