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But now, I hope Yukimura fans will be happy. --[[User:Bethetsu|Bethetsu]] 17:54, 2 October 2007 (PDT)
But now, I hope Yukimura fans will be happy. --[[User:Bethetsu|Bethetsu]] 17:54, 2 October 2007 (PDT)
== Turnbull and Dates ==
Bethetsu- I decided to take today off from work, so what better way to chase the beginnings of a cold a way by uncovering more Turnbullian issues?
Well, here is what he writes about dates, and I am quoting this verbatim from his Osprey Osaka book:
"Dates have been converted from the lunar calendar to the Gregorian calendar using ''Bramsen's Japanese Chronological Tables''. As England had not adopted the Gregorian calendar by the early 17th century, the dates appearing on letters of the East India Company have been modified accordingly by adding ten days."
Could it be that he has gone off the dates from Richard Cocks' letters and journal entries? Oh oh. Again, something about his dates struck me as odd and that is why I listed the Japanese dates from Rekishi Gunzo's books next to what Turnbull used. Here's the question: Should we edit the article reconverting the Gregorian dates based on the lunar dates or just leave the Japanese lunar dates and delete what Turnbull used?--[[User:Obenjo Kusanosuke|Obenjo Kusanosuke]] 19:56, 2 October 2007 (PDT)