Historedia
Group or institution

Royal Canadian Institute

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1879

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Royal Canadian Institute, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Sandford Fleming proposes worldwide standard time

    1879

    Role: Scientific Organization

    1. 8 February 1879 · Canadian InstitutePresentation of Time Reckoning Papers

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

    2. June 1879 · British GovernmentInternational Distribution of Papers

      The British Government forwarded copies of Fleming's important papers to eighteen foreign countries and scientific bodies in England.

Sources

  1. Royal Canadian Institute Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-13
  2. Sandford Fleming Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07