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Re: How was GMT originally established ?
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jan 29, 16:50 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jan 29, 16:50 EST
be708 wrote:
" I particularly liked the part about the black ball used to signal 1300 hours to ships at anchor."
First you've heard of time balls, eh? Then here's something to think about Next New Year's Eve. If you see coverage from Times Square in New York City, that odd "ball drop" that has become a tradition is a highly decorated direct descendant of those time balls from a century ago.
Frank E. Reed
[X] Mystic, Connecticut
[ ] Chicago, Illinois
" I particularly liked the part about the black ball used to signal 1300 hours to ships at anchor."
First you've heard of time balls, eh? Then here's something to think about Next New Year's Eve. If you see coverage from Times Square in New York City, that odd "ball drop" that has become a tradition is a highly decorated direct descendant of those time balls from a century ago.
Frank E. Reed
[X] Mystic, Connecticut
[ ] Chicago, Illinois