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| NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos http://www.npr.org 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] |
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| A Brief History of Time http://www.perseus.tufts.edu Early origins and historical perspectives of time measurement. |
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| Infoplease: Daylight Saving Time http://www.infoplease.com Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world. |
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| This Day In History http://www.history.com Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound. |
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| Wikipedia: Time http://en.wikipedia.org 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. |
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| Calendar Zone http://www.calendarzone.com A categorized collection of calendar related sites. |
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| A History of Time http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk Explains the importance of concept of time in the history of mathematics, science and measurement. |
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| International Standard Date and Time Notation http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk An overview of the ISO 8601 notation for dates. |
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| Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Time http://www.iep.utm.edu 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. |
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| NIST Time and Frequency Division http://tf.nist.gov The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency standards for the United States. |
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| Time http://scienceworld.wolfram.com Provides descriptions of several standards of time. |
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| Time FAQ http://www.faqs.org Frequently Asked Questions about time (from sci.astro news group) |
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| United States Code http://tycho.usno.navy.mil Weights, measures and standard time. |
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| U.S. Time Zones http://aa.usno.navy.mil History of standard time in the U.S. |
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| A Walk Through Time http://physics.nist.gov Evolution of timekeeping through the centuries. |
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| English Calendar http://www.albion.edu Includes an ecclesiastical calendar and a section on old and new style dating. |
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| Calendar Studies http://www.hermetic.ch Information about calendar history and calendar reform. |
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| Z-Time http://www.maybeck.com Article on the time at 0 degrees longitude. Covers the timezone origin, GMT, UTC, GCT, ZULU and JIG. |
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| A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO http://www.apparent-wind.com Explains the differences between several time systems. |
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| Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data http://www.twinsun.com A directory of sites providing descriptions of civil timekeeping concepts, source code, databases, and maps. |
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