Person talk:Thomas Gardner (7)

calculated versus about [4 June 2016]

This probably belongs on the Watercooler, but this is a good illustration. Saying calculated should probably be limited to when the duration is expressed in days. It is a standard scientific calculation that the answer cannot be more precise than any of the arguments that go into its calculation. To say "cal 1614" because his age at death is expressed in years is probably misleading and not entirely accurate. Depending on details, his birth could easily be 1613 or 1615, so "cal 1614" would be wrong in those cases, whereas Abt 1614 would not. Incidentally, the basis for the calculation is not shown, the source cited saying only "say" 1614, which is about as far from "cal 1614" as you can get. All I see in the sources is that he was born before his brother which would be satisfied by any birth bef. 1616. --Jrich 02:14, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

See Help:Date Conventions--jaques1724 02:40, 5 June 2016 (UTC)

That doesn't say what the basis for the calculation is? --Jrich 02:56, 5 June 2016 (UTC)