Background
Searle, George Mary was born on June 27, 1839 in London, England. Son of Thomas and Anne (Noble) Searle.
Astronomer university professor
Searle, George Mary was born on June 27, 1839 in London, England. Son of Thomas and Anne (Noble) Searle.
Brother of Arthur South. Came to the United States, 1840. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1857, Master of Arts, 1860.
(honorary Doctor of Philosophy, Catholic University, Washington, 1896).
He discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora in 1858. He also discovered six galaxies. In 1905 Searle published his idea for a possible reform of the Gregorian Calendar.
In common years the new calendar would have 52 weeks exactly, or 364 days, with February shortened to 27 days.
In leap years, there would be 53 weeks, or 371 days. The extra week would be added as a holiday week, between April and May.
Leap years would occur every fifth year, except for years divisible by 50, and except for one other 5th year in 400. The result would be a calendar with 20,871 weeks in 400 years, equal to the Gregorian Calendar.
In later life he became a member of the Paulist order and taught at The Catholic University of America.