Text of a lecture delivered to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. Eric J. Sorenson's "Ten Days Lost Forever" explores the evolution and complexities of the calendar, focusing on the inaccuracies and reforms that have shaped our current Gregorian calendar. Sorenson highlights the arbitrary nature of calendrical numbers, the historical figures responsible for calendar reform, and the scientific and religious influences that culminated in our current system of measuring time.
