France's Republican calendar and the doomed battle to revolutionise time
When France founded a new republic, 233 years ago this week, it opened a new era – literally. For a brief period the country ran on a unique calendar, designed to liberate the people from religious customs – until it became clear that time and date would not be overthrown.
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