In the notes to your article, you mention the document, the Book of
Marriages and Deaths, Year 1587, kept by Monsignor Bernardo Baldovinetti,
that states that His Serene Highness Francesco, Grand Duke of Tuscany died
between 04:00 and 05:00 on the 19th October 1587, and that la Serenissima
Gran Duchessa Bianca died at 15:00 on 20th October 1587. The document
states that consists of an interval of twelve hours.
According to my calculations, that would make an interval of some
twenty-three hours, not twelve hours. How did you compensate for the
discrepancy in your work?
I am a China scholar, and in traditional China, time was measured in
double-hours. Thus, each day consisted of twelve double-hours.
Was this true of Italy in 1587? If so, would this explain the
discrepancy?
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Time of Deaths
Dear authors:
In the notes to your article, you mention the document, the Book of
Marriages and Deaths, Year 1587, kept by Monsignor Bernardo Baldovinetti,
that states that His Serene Highness Francesco, Grand Duke of Tuscany died
between 04:00 and 05:00 on the 19th October 1587, and that la Serenissima
Gran Duchessa Bianca died at 15:00 on 20th October 1587. The document
states that consists of an interval of twelve hours.
According to my calculations, that would make an interval of some
twenty-three hours, not twelve hours. How did you compensate for the
discrepancy in your work?
I am a China scholar, and in traditional China, time was measured in
double-hours. Thus, each day consisted of twelve double-hours.
Was this true of Italy in 1587? If so, would this explain the
discrepancy?
Kind regards,
Jack Sweeney
mojavecowboy@yahoo.com
Competing interests:
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