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Calendar & Cadence
The clocks, cycles and careful rhythms that synchronize humanity with Mars.
Contents
- From JayBe: Introduction to This Volume
- Part I. Space-Time on Mars
- 1. The Marian Calendar
- 2. Months of Mars
- 3. Intercalary Leap Sols
- 4. Sols of the Week
- 5. Numbering Mars’ Years
- 6. MSDs: Mars Sol Dates
- 7. 24-Hours with Long Seconds
- Part II. Synchronizations of Planets
- 8. Planetary Primer
- 9. Interplanetary Synchronization
- 10. Orbital Delay
- 11. Timezone Drift
- 12. Comms Coordination
- 13. Rocket Science Recap
- 14. To Mars and Back
- 15. Starbase Cadence
- Part III. Schedules of Work
- 16. Prime Meridian and Timezones
- 17. Decline of Earth’s Quarters
- 18. Return of the Sixth
- 19. The Many Minths of Mars
- 20. Mandarin Minths
- 21. Watches of the Old World
- 22. The Martian Shift System
- Part IV. Sequences of Rest
- 23. Martian Seasons
- 24. Sol-Night Cycle
- 25. Rhythms of Rest
- 25. Holidays and Holisols
- 26. Festivals of the Red World
- 26. Age and Social Milestones
- Part V. Historical Hindsight
- 29. Horizon One Calendar Compacts
- 30. Horizon Two Solar System Calendars
- Epilogue: Codex Conclusions
- 31. Slice Time To Ship
- (Epilogue Addendum: The Syntax)
- 32. Synthetic Seasons
- Appendix From Encyclopedia Galactica
- A1. Marian Calendar
- A2. Retrospective Logic of Design
- A3. Planetary Orbits & Figures
- A4. Planetary Atmospheres & Climates
- A5. Planetary Interiors & Fields
- A6. Legacy Calendar Schemes
- A7. What Legacy Calendar Designs Missed
- A8. Marian vs Darian Calendars
- A9. Calendars of The Solar System
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