| 55 Pandora | September 10, 1858 |
George Mary Searle (June 27, 1839 – July 7, 1918) was an Americanastronomer and Catholicpriest.
He discovered theasteroid55 Pandora in 1858.[2] He also discovered sixgalaxies. In later life, he became a member of thePaulist order and taught atThe Catholic University of America.
In 1905, Searle published his idea for a possible reform of theGregorian Calendar. The plan was to have every new year beginning on Sunday, in order to achieve aperennial calendar. In common years, the new calendar would have 52 weeks exactly, or 364 days, with February shortened to 27 days. In leap years, there would be 53 weeks, or 371 days. The extra week would be added as a holiday week, between April and May. Leap years would occur every fifth year, except for years divisible by 50, and except for one other 5th year in 400. The result would be a calendar with 20,871 weeks in 400 years, equal to the Gregorian Calendar.
In 1916, he wrote a book denouncing theChristian Science ofMary Baker Eddy.
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