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Infoplease: Daylight Saving Time
Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world.
Search in Category: Reference: Encyclopedias
www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html
- published: Apr 01 2005
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NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos
Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the
1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted
daylight-saving time as a way to get more efficiency out of the day. "Seize
the Daylight" Author David Prerau talks about the complicated politics and
curious history of DST, and he shares an excerpt from his book. [4:54 streaming
audio broadcast]
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space: Time
Search in Category: Arts: Radio: Formats: Public Radio: National Public Radio
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4572036
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This Day In History
Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: This Day in History
Search in Category: Arts: Television: Networks: Cable
Search in Category: Business: Arts and Entertainment: Media Conglomerates: Disney: Broadcasting
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www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do
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Wikipedia: Time
Time is a common term for the experience of duration, and a fundamental quantity of
measuring systems. Article explains time definitions, history of measurements,
perceptions in religion, philosophy and science.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time
- published: Feb 15 2008
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A Brief History of Time
Early origins and historical perspectives of time measurement.
Search in Category: Arts: Literature: Electronic Text Archives
Search in Category: Arts: Visual Arts: Research
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Social Studies: History: By Time Period: Ancient History
Search in Category: Reference: Libraries: Digital
Search in Category: Science: Social Sciences: Archaeology: Regional: Mediterranean
Search in Category: Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Languages: Natural: Indo-European: Hellenic: Classical Greek
www.perseus.tufts.edu/GreekScience/Students/Chris/TIME2.html
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A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO
Explains the differences between several time systems.
www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html
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A Walk Through Time
Evolution of timekeeping through the centuries.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space: Time
Search in Category: Society: History: By Topic: Science: Engineering and Technology
Search in Category: Society: Philosophy: Philosophy of Science: Physics: Time and Timelessness
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Reference: Calendars
physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/time.html
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Calendar Zone
A categorized collection of calendar related sites.
www.calendarzone.com
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International Standard Date and Time Notation
An overview of the ISO 8601 notation for dates.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space: Time
Search in Category: Science: Reference: Standards: Individual Standards: ISO: ISO 8601
Search in Category: Computers: Programming: Languages: Ada: Personal Pages
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Europe: United Kingdom: England: University of Cambridge: Departments and Programs: School of Technology: Computer Laboratory
www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/iso-time.html
- published: Dec 19 2004
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Time
Time has been studied for thousands of years. Nevertheless, many issues remain to
be resolved. This article explores both what is now known about time and what is
controversial and unresolved.
Search in Category: Society: Philosophy: Education: Writing Guides
Search in Category: Society: Philosophy: Reference: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Search in Category: Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Bible: References and Tools: Hermeneutics
www.iep.utm.edu/t/time.htm
- published: Mar 01 1994
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NIST Time and Frequency Division
The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency
standards for the United States.
tf.nist.gov
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The Calendar
Summarizes the history of various calendars developed and used over the centuries.
Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: Society and Culture: Associations
Search in Category: Science: Science in Society: Skeptical Inquiry: Organizations
www.skeptics.com.au/journal/calendar.htm
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Time
Provides descriptions of several standards of time.
Search in Category: Reference: Dictionaries: By Subject: Science: Astronomy
Search in Category: Science: Astronomy
scienceworld.wolfram.com/astronomy/Time.html
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Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data
A directory of sites providing descriptions of civil timekeeping concepts, source
code, databases, and maps.
www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm
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U.S. Time Zones
History of standard time in the U.S.
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Search in Category: Science: Astronomy
Search in Category: Science: Astronomy: Institutions: Research Centers
aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/us_tzones
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United States Code
Weights, measures and standard time.
Search in Category: Regional: North America: United States: Government: Military: Navy: Installations
tycho.usno.navy.mil/260.html
- published: Jan 24 1994
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A History of Time
Explains the importance of concept of time in the history of mathematics, science
and measurement.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Astronomy and Space: Time
Search in Category: Science: Math: History
www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Time_1.html
- published: Aug 01 2002
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English Calendar
Includes an ecclesiastical calendar and a section on old and new style dating.
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: United States: Michigan: Albion College
www.albion.edu/english/calendar
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Time FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about time (from sci.astro news group)
Search in Category: Computers: Usenet: FAQs
www.faqs.org/faqs/astronomy/faq/part3
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Today's Calendar and Clock Page
Information on all things relating to calendars, dates, holidays, and time. Find
today's date on several different cultural and religious calendars. Includes
section on Celestial data, countdown clocks, and information on the dates past
events.
www.ecben.net/calendar.shtml
- published: Jun 13 2004
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Calendar Studies
Information about calendar history and calendar reform.
Search in Category: Kids and Teens: School Time: Reference Tools: Calendars
Search in Category: Science: Astronomy: Calendars and Timekeeping
Search in Category: Computers: Software: Retailers
www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud.htm
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Z-Time
Article on the time at 0 degrees longitude. Covers the timezone origin, GMT, UTC,
GCT, ZULU and JIG.
www.maybeck.com/ztime
- published: Jul 12 1996
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