The Lunar Crescent and the Islamic Calendar
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The Lunar Crescent and the Islamic Calendar
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eng
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The Lunar Crescent and the Islamic Calendar
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Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
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28
Summary
Delve into the surprisingly tricky problem of deciding when a lunar month begins - usually determined by the first sighting of a crescent Moon after new Moon. Professor Schaefer describes his algorithm for calculating this event and then applies it to dating the crucifixion of Jesus
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