George Nichols Packer

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George Nichols Packer

A 19th-century minister and writer, he is best remembered for turning the history of calendars into a surprisingly practical and readable subject. His best-known work explores how the Julian and Gregorian systems work, blending historical explanation with handy tables and calculations.

1 Audiobook

Our Calendar The Julian calendar and its errors. How corrected by the Gregorian. Rules for finding the dominical letter, and the day of the week of any event from the days of Julius Caesar 46 B.C. to the year of our Lord four thousand; a new and easy method of fixing the date of Easter. Hebrew calendar; showing the correspondence in the date of events recorded in the Bible with our present Gregorian calendar. Illustrated by valuable tables and charts.

Our Calendar The Julian calendar and its errors. How corrected by the Gregorian. Rules for finding the dominical letter, and the day of the week of any event from the days of Julius Caesar 46 B.C. to the year of our Lord four thousand; a new and easy method of fixing the date of Easter. Hebrew calendar; showing the correspondence in the date of events recorded in the Bible with our present Gregorian calendar. Illustrated by valuable tables and charts.

by George Nichols Packer

About the author

George Nichols Packer was an American clergyman and author active in the late 19th century. Sources connected with his book Our Calendar identify him as Rev. George Nichols Packer, and historical records place him in places including Corning, New York, and Wellsboro, Pennsylvania.

He is chiefly known for Our Calendar, first published in the 1890s. The book explains the Julian and Gregorian calendars, methods for finding dates and weekdays across long stretches of history, and the relationship between biblical and civil dating systems. Its practical, reference-like style helped preserve it in libraries and digital archives long after its original publication.

Although not much biographical detail is easy to confirm, the surviving record suggests a writer with a strong interest in chronology, religion, and public education. His work still appeals to readers who enjoy the history of timekeeping and the quiet ingenuity behind everyday calendars.