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" That the Conference proposes to the Governments here represented, the adoption of the meridian passing; through the centre of the transit instrument at the Observatory of Greenwich, as the initial meridian for longitude. "
Science - Page 417
1884
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Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac

United States Naval Observatory. Nautical Almanac Office, Great Britain. Nautical Almanac Office - 1992 - 786 pages
...The resolutions of that conference included: "the adoption of the meridian passing through the center of the transit instrument at the Observatory of Greenwich as the initial meridian for longitude." "That from this meridian longitude shall be counted in two directions up to 180 degrees, east longitude...
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Marking Time: The Epic Quest to Invent the Perfect Calendar

Duncan Steel - 2000 - 440 pages
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Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Maps: Empires of Time

Peter Galison - 2003 - 398 pages
...scientific question. The question was soon called for the adoption of "the meridian passing through the transit instrument at the Observatory of Greenwich as the initial meridian of longitude." San Domingo voted against the sanctification of Greenwich; Brazil and France abstained....
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Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps: Empires of Time

Peter Galison - 2004 - 406 pages
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Plotting the Globe: Stories of Meridians, Parallels, and the International ...

Avraham Ariel, Nora Ariel Berger - 2006 - 260 pages
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Seize The Daylight: The Curious And Contentious Story Of Daylight Savings Time

David S. Prerau - 2005 - 256 pages
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The History of Time: A Very Short Introduction

Leofranc Holford-Strevens - 2005 - 160 pages
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International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a ...

Various - 2007 - 240 pages
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