Overview

• 2024 marks a leap year, adding an extra day to February to align our calendar with celestial events.
• The concept of leap years dates back to the Gregorian calendar reform in 1582, aiming to correct discrepancies in the Julian calendar.
• Leap days are a reminder of the Earth's orbit around the sun taking 365.2422 days, not a neat 365.
• The last leap year in 2020 was a tumultuous time, marked by significant global events including the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Leap years and days prompt reflection on the philosophical and scientific aspects of time and our place in the universe.