{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English ","title":"#533 | The Science of Leap Years","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/9758cb81\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1331,"description":"Leap years help keep our calendars in sync with Earth's orbit, but have you ever wondered why we need them?  \nIn this episode, we explore the history of leap years, covering early human calendars, Julius Caesar's reforms, and the adjustments introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. \n\n\nWhy do we need leap years?  \nEarth's orbit and the solar year explained  \nHow the first calendars were created  \nEgyptian and Roman calendar systems  \nThe Julian calendar's introduction of leap years  \nInaccuracies in Caesar's calendar calculations  \nThe Gregorian calendar and its leap-year rule  \nChallenges in adopting the Gregorian calendar  \nAlternative calendar systems proposed over time  \nThe impossibility of changing Earth's orbit for an exact year\n\n\n\nFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/science-leap-years","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/HIneD2bpN38ZyIYQqvz9OwtMc5c5ep366psJkVe0ZiU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzU3MDEvMTYyMDk3/Mzg5MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}