Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Time Zones

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Flux : Stuff You Missed in History Class

...because of railroads. Research: “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD AT WASHINGTON FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIXING A PRIME MERIDIAN AND A UNIVERSAL DAY.” (Protocols of the Proceedings.” October 1884. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/17759/17759-h/17759-h.htm Fleming, Sandford. “Terrestrial time:...

The Measurement of Time

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...standardised in Britain in the mid-19th century and only in 1884 that Greenwich became the prime meridian of the world. Atomic clocks now mark the passing of the days, hours, and minutes...

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This week on The ROOTS ROCK RADIO SHOW 132, Prime Meridian , Ichabod the cockatiel, flash forward, scooped up by Thanksgiving, daylight savings time, longitude 0°,...