Actually, the apostrophe only proves that it was the Irish, not the Vikings, who first came across Western Hemisphere civilizations. ________________________________ From: "jcarman6@q.com" <jcarman6@q.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 3:46 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Happy 13th Bak'tun I'm with Watson on this - PAY UP!!! Joe, point well made :) However, the apostrophe comes from my friend the Mayan expert, so I don't think it is so much of an apostrophe as a "pronunciation" mark. :) _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".