(algorithm)
Definition: An algorithm to find the day of the week for any date.
See also Doomsday rule.
Author: PEB
Wikipedia entry for Zeller's congruence. A summary of the International Standard Date and Time Notation ISO 8601. Links to the full ISO 8601:2004 standard (or use this link then click ISO Standard 8601 if the above gets page not found).
Christian Zeller, Kalender-Formeln, Acta Mathematica, 9:131-6, Nov 1886.
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Entry modified 3 December 2012.
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Paul E. Black, "Zeller's congruence", in
Dictionary of Algorithms and Data
Structures [online], Paul E. Black, ed.,
U.S. National Institute of
Standards and Technology. 3 December 2012. (accessed TODAY)
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