Tony Finch said: >> But not mine. >> >> "standard time" is to be contrasted with "local time". Both GMT and BST are >> "standard time" in the UK.
> The relevant distinction is from the late 1800s, between local mean solar > time and time based on a standard meridian, as in railway time. Right. But to be honest, I don't hear either term used very often in the UK, where we (almost) only have one time zone. -- Clive D.W. Feather | If you lie to the compiler, Email: cl...@davros.org | it will get its revenge. Web: http://www.davros.org | - Henry Spencer Mobile: +44 7973 377646 _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
