This Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage article by M. S. Dimitrijevic, E. Th. Theodossiou and P. Z. Mantarakis is a peer-reviewed history-of-astronomy paper documenting Serbian astronomer Milutin Milankovic's role proposing calendar reform at the 1923 Orthodox Church congress in Constantinople, work that led to the Revised Julian Calendar still used liturgically by several Orthodox churches. Its authority rests on the authors' specialist standing in the history of astronomy and their use of documentary sources from the congress and Milankovic's own writings. As a focused historical article on one specific episode, it is authoritative on Milankovic's proposal and its adoption, and it is properly paired with broader Orthodox liturgical and church-historical scholarship for the fuller ongoing story of how different Orthodox jurisdictions have since responded to and in some cases rejected that reform.
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This Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage article by Dimitrijevic, Theodossiou and Mantarakis is a peer reviewed history-of-astronomy paper by specialists in the history of astronomy using documentary sources from the 1923 congress and Milankovic's own writings, treated at the top tier. NotesPeer reviewed history of astronomy article on Milutin Milankovic's role at the 1923 Constantinople congress and his leap year formula for the Revised Julian calendar. Checked, 2026-08-06, against the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage abstract and corroborating academic listings.
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AuthorM. S. Dimitrijevic, E. Th. Theodossiou and P. Z. Mantarakis
PublisherJournal of Astronomical History and Heritage, Volume 11, Issue 1, pages 50 to 54
Publication Year2008
URLhttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008JAHH...11...50D/abstract
Source TypeJournal article
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This source names Constantinople directly: "the 1923 Orthodox Church congress in Constantinople, work that led to the Revised Julian Calendar still used liturgically by several Orthodox churches."
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