| Description |
xxv, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-282) and index. |
| Contents |
Creating a date line (1522-1921) -- What a difference a day makes -- Campaigning for uniform time (1870-1925) -- Choosing an initial meridian -- Enter two innovators -- Ventilating the issues -- North America and Rome -- Washington and London and beyond -- Altering the astronomical day -- Partitioning the world's time -- The French take the lead -- Employing clock time as a social instrument (1883-1927) -- Advancing sunset, saving daylight -- Changing time, gaining daylight -- Epilogue: the present. |
| Subject |
Time -- Systems and standards.
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| ISBN |
0804756422 (cloth : alk. paper) |
|
9780804756426 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000041564290 |
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NZ1 11348354 |
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