| − | An '''epoch'' is the name given to the formal starting point of any calendar or era. For example, the epoch of the ''[[anno domini]]'' era, on the [[Julian Calendar]], is Saturday, January 1, AD 1. [[User:Cornovius|Cornovius]] 12:10, 18 June 2007 (EDT) | + | An '''epoch''' is the name given to the formal starting point of any calendar or era. For example, the epoch of the ''[[Anno Domini]]'' era, on the [[Julian Calendar]], is Saturday, January 1, AD 1. This does not imply that the calendar was actually invented on that date. |