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Presentation of Time Reckoning Papers

When
8 February 1879
Where
Canadian Institute
Part of
Sandford Fleming proposes worldwide standard time

Fleming presented papers on time reckoning at the Canadian Institute in Toronto, revising his system to link with the anti-meridian of Greenwich.

On February 8, 1879, Sandford Fleming presented two papers, "Time reckoning" and "Longitude and Time Reckoning," at a meeting of the Canadian Institute in Toronto. These papers revised his system to link with the anti-meridian of Greenwich (the 180th meridian).

Sources

  1. Sandford Fleming Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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