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- From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
- Subject: Re: "period" wristwatches
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:01:52 GMT
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- Donnallain o'r Galaru Glais (Kevin William Ryan) writes:
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- > To go a little further: note that a sundial will give you true sun time.
- >This is _not_ identical with standard time, which is true only every 15
- >degrees of longitude.
-
- However, "standard time" is not even remotely period. It was invented
- by the railroads in the 1800's. If you want to make a sundial that
- operates in a truely period manner, you should not try to compensate
- for this.
-
- (Of course, if you want a sundial that will actually get you places
- on time, that's another matter. :-)
-
- -- Nicholas van Leyden
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-