 October, 1 884, for the purpose of discussing and, if possible, fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the whole world...  Nature - Page 109edited by - 1885Full view - About this book
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...countries. The purpose of the meeting, authorized by act of Congress dated August 3 , 1882, was for "fixing upon a meridian proper to be employed as a...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the globe."44 Although SR Franklin, the Superintendent of the Naval Observatory, attended (representing... | |
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...to meet delegates from the United States, in the city of Washington, on the first of October, 1884, for the purpose of discussing, and, if possible, fixing...longitude and standard of time-reckoning throughout the whole world, this International Meridian Conference assembled at the time and place designated ; and,... | |
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