diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98c360d66..f86ec2695 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-09 Raphael Ackermann <raphael.ackermann@gmail.com>
+	* src/gen/lib/data.py (Date.get_sort_value):Add updated description to 
+	what a sortval is. Also add reference to Julian Day on Wikipedia.
+
 2008-03-09  Douglas S. Blank  <dblank@cs.brynmawr.edu>
 	* src/ReportBase/_WebReportDialog.py:
 	* src/ReportBase/_ReportDialog.py:
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@
 	* src/plgins/NotRelated.py: Issue #1795 author information update
 	* src/plgins/rel_sv.py: Fixed issues #1881 and 1910
 
-2008-03-05 Raphael Ackermann <raphael.ackermann@gmail.com>
+2008-03-07 Raphael Ackermann <raphael.ackermann@gmail.com>
 	* src/data/Makefile.am: add new css files and delete old ones.
 	* src/images/Makefile.am: add new images for Narrative web report
 	0001912: make fails 
diff --git a/src/gen/lib/date.py b/src/gen/lib/date.py
index 23776df84..53d6db178 100644
--- a/src/gen/lib/date.py
+++ b/src/gen/lib/date.py
@@ -540,8 +540,10 @@ class Date:
         calculated sort date is returned. The sort date is rebuilt on every 
         assignment.
 
-        The sort value is an integer representing the value. A date of
-        March 5, 1990 would have the value of 19900305.
+        The sort value is an integer representing the value. The sortval is 
+        the integer number of days that have elapsed since Monday, January 1, 
+        4713 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. 
+        See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_day
         """
         return self.sortval