The MOST recent correction to the calendar to keep the yearly date in tune with the seasons (resulting in the present calendar)was instituted by:
A) Galileo.
B) Pope Gregory XIII.
C) Julius Caesar.
D) Sir Isaac Newton.

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The most recent correction to the calendar was instituted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. This correction is known as the Gregorian calendar, which aimed to reform the Julian calendar implemented by Julius Caesar in 45 BCE. Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton made important contributions to the understanding of astronomical phenomena, but they did not institute calendar reforms.

The MOST Recent Correction to the Calendar to Keep the Yearly