Julian-Gregorian calendar questions

[Francoise Rosset]

>>  But here is my
>>question, were the days of the week the same in the Russian Empire
>>and Europe?  If, for example, October 18, 1905 (New Style) fell on a
>>Wednesday, was October 5 (Old Style) also a Wednesday?
>

Jules's Levin's question is not simple at all. I see two separate
questions here:

(1) When it was Wednesday noon in Paris, was it also Wednesday
in St Petersburg?
Yes, I believe it was. The rest of my message is based on it.

(2) If October 18 N.S. was a Wednesday in Paris, was October 18 O.S.
going to be a Wednesday as well in Russia "when they got to it" 13 days
later?
No, it fell on a Tuesday.

So, following the dates, I would assume the following actually happened:
October 18 (New Style) falls on a Wednesday, in Paris.
That makes it Wednesday, October 18, 19xx
In Russia they're calling it October 5 (Old Style), 19xx.
It's Wednesday nevertheless  -- I assume.
BUT October 5 was a Thursday when it "occurred" in Paris 13 days before.

Soooo:
If you gave a complete date, including the day of the week,
there WOULD be a discrepancy in the day of the week,
In 19xx, a Parisian would have written the date October 18 as:
... *Wednesday* October 18, 19xx
And a Russian, thirteen days later, would write
... *Tuesday* October 18, 19xx

I don't know if this addresses Jules question.
(I don't even know if I'm correct about my basic assumption).
Can anyone confirm or correct??
-FR

Francoise Rosset                          phone:  (508) 286-3696
Russian and Russian Studies               fax:    (508) 286-3640
Wheaton College                           e-mail: frosset at wheatonma.edu
Norton, Massachusetts 02766

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