Warner Losh i...@bsdimp.com wrote:
Moving to atomic time doesn't undo 4500 years of timekeeping tradition.
In fact, it restores the tradition of all minutes being the same length.
That is a relatively recent tradition compared to 4500 years :-)
Tony.
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f.anthony.n.finch d...@dotat.at
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
