 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 with the beginning of the civil day and date of that meridian ; and is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four...  Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies - Page 265by Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) - 1886Full view - About this book
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1889 - 994 pages
...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 Lours." The opening of the national Congress at Washington shortly followed the international... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - 1889 - 370 pages
...moment of mean midnight at the initial meridian. It coincides with the beginning of the civil day at that meridian, and is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours. The earth turns entirely around every 24 hours, causing day and night. Since each circle contains 360... | |
 | 1891 - 604 pages
...Paraguay. Venezuela. Russia, Abstaining from voting Germany, San Domingo. Ayes, 23 ; abstaining, 2. V. " That this universal day is to be a mean solar day...to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." This resolution was adopted by the following vote : — Austria-Hungary. Brazil, Chili, Colombia, Costa... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1898 - 982 pages
...anrt a resolution was adopted to the effect, that the universal day be a mean solar day, beginning at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian,...beginning of the civil day and date of that meridian, and that it be counted from 0 up to 24 hours. PKIME MOVER. A machine transforming apparent natural energy... | |
 | Raymond Landon Bridgman - 1911 - 328 pages
...convenient, and which shall not interfere with the use of local or other standard time where desirable. 5. That this universal day is to be a mean solar day...is 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... | |
 | Lawrence Johnstone Burpee - 1915 - 334 pages
...convenient, and which shall not interfere with the use of local or other standard time where desirable. ' V. That this universal day is to be a mean solar day...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 and... | |
 | 690 pages
...not interfere with the use of local or other standard time where desirable." And again, " That the universal day is to be a mean solar day ; is to begin...to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours." These resolutions are so plain that they require very little explanation from us. The solar and the... | |
 | American Society of Civil Engineers - 1884 - 310 pages
...and which shall not interfere with the use of local or other standard time when desirable. V. — " That this universal day is to be a mean solar day...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... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1885 - 954 pages
...'standard time, where desirable." 5. " That this universal day is to be a mean solar day ; is to begiu for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of...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... | |
 | Royal Society of Canada - 1887 - 580 pages
...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... | |
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