...to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding with the civil day and date of that meridian, and is to be counted from zero to twenty-four hours." The opening of the National Congress at Washington shortly followed the International...

..."That this universal day is to be a mean solar day; is to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding...to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." "That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may be practicable the astronomical and nautical...

...conference delegates recommended that this universal day begin "for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding...be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." This start of the universal day was inconsistent with the resolution adopted the year before at Rome. Delegates...

...be an average solar day. However, the universal day was 'to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding...with the beginning of the civil day and date of that meridian.'8 With the adoption of Greenwich as the point from which all time zones would henceforth...

...That this universal day is to be a mean solar day ; is to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding...to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." 6. " That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may be practicable the astronomical and...

...That this universal day is to be a mean solar day ; is to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding...is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours. VI. — That the Conference expresses the hope that, as soon as may be practicable, the astronomical...

...to be a mean solar day ; is to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initiai meridian, coinciding with the beginning of the civil...be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." This on being put to the vote, after some discussion, was adopted, the ayes numbering fifteen, noes two,...

...declaring the universal day to be the mean solar day to commence for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding with the beginning of the civil day, and to be counted from oh. up to 24)1., a proposition which, as already mentioned, had been debated at...