38th century: Difference between revisions
Appearance
Content deleted Content added
mNo edit summary |
Arthur Rubin (talk | contribs) Reverted to revision 311169892 by Arthur Rubin; still not "accurate", in the sense of there being a reliable source for the interpretation. (TW) |
||
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
*In the year 3781, according to Walter Miller Jr.'s ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'' ("Fiat Voluntas Tua"), a second nuclear holocaust destroys all life on Earth. However, survivors escape to human [[interstellar colonies]]. |
*In the year 3781, according to Walter Miller Jr.'s ''[[A Canticle for Leibowitz]]'' ("Fiat Voluntas Tua"), a second nuclear holocaust destroys all life on Earth. However, survivors escape to human [[interstellar colonies]]. |
||
*[[Nostradamus]] prophecies would extend to the year 3797. |
*[[Nostradamus]] prophecies would extend to the year 3797. |
||
*3797: according to [[Nostradamus]]'s prophecy, the [[Sun]] is expected to expand to a [[Red Giant]], and it's very likely that [[Earth]] and other planets close to the Sun will be destroyed. |
|||
*3798 is the year in which [[Michael Wang]]'s "The Cosmos" mostly takes place. |
*3798 is the year in which [[Michael Wang]]'s "The Cosmos" mostly takes place. |
||
Revision as of 23:14, 21 September 2009
Millennium |
---|
4th millennium |
Centuries |
|
Timelines |
State leaders |
|
Decades |
|
The 38th century of the anno Domini (common) era will span the years 3701–3800 of the Gregorian calendar. It will be the eighth century of the 4th millennium.
Astronomical events
Fiction
- In the year 3781, according to Walter Miller Jr.'s A Canticle for Leibowitz ("Fiat Voluntas Tua"), a second nuclear holocaust destroys all life on Earth. However, survivors escape to human interstellar colonies.
- Nostradamus prophecies would extend to the year 3797.
- 3798 is the year in which Michael Wang's "The Cosmos" mostly takes place.