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@@ -8433,6 +8433,10 @@ mk_ary_of_str(long len, const char *a[])
* Note: in the Julian Calendar, New Years Day was March 25. The
* Date class does not follow this convention.
*
+ * Note: The Julian Day Number of the Day of Calendar Reform should be
+ * 2298874 to 2426355 (approx. 1582-1930 CE) or -/+oo (proleptic
+ * Julian/Gregorain Calendar).
+ *
* === Offsets
*
* DateTime objects support a simple representation
@@ -8442,8 +8446,7 @@ mk_ary_of_str(long len, const char *a[])
* how much local time is later (or earlier) than UTC.
* As you travel east, the offset increases until you
* reach the dateline in the middle of the Pacific Ocean;
- * as you travel west, the offset decreases. This offset
- * is abbreviated as +offset+ in the Date class.
+ * as you travel west, the offset decreases.
*
* This simple representation of offsets does not take
* into account the common practice of Daylight Savings
@@ -8457,6 +8460,8 @@ mk_ary_of_str(long len, const char *a[])
* The Date class does not support offsets, in that
* there is no way to create a Date object with non-utc offset.
*
+ * Note: Offset should be -1 to 1 (-24:00-+24:00).
+ *
* == Examples of use
*
* === Print out the date of every Sunday between two dates.