Phew! 2012 Doomsday Date May Be Wrong

Doomsday believers, you might be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Phew! 2012 Doomsday Date May Be Wrong: Mayan Calendar's Doomsday Date May Be Off by 50 to 100 years, Research Shows The much-hyped "prediction" that, according to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012 may be based on a miscalculation. According to recent research, the mythological date of the "end of days" may be off by 50 to 100 years.


The much-hyped "prediction" that, according to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, may be based on a miscalculation.

According to recent research, the mythological date of the "end of days" may be off by 50 to 100 years.

To convert the ancient Mayan calendar to the Gregorian (or modern) calendar, scholars use a numerical value (called the GMT). But Gerardo Aldana, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, says the data supporting the widely-adopted conversion factor may be invalid.

In a chapter in the book "Calendars and Years II: Astronomy and Time in the Ancient and Medieval World," Aldana casts doubt on the accuracy of the Mayan calendar correlation, saying that the 2012 prophecy as well as other historical dates may be off.


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