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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Pope Gregory XIII instituted the Gregorian calendar, the most recent correction to the calendar to keep the yearly date in tune with the seasons, in 1582. This replaced the Julian calendar to correct the drift against the solar year.

The Most Recent Correction to the Calendar to Keep the Yearly