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2nd February 11, 09:56 AM
#11
 Originally Posted by xman
Yes and what a hard way was had getting the world to accept it. I wish it was Paris Mean Time, but I'm biased. I've a friend who's written a play about it actually. Ironic that Greenwich is in England, a country that can't run a train on time so I'm told. Fleming is probably turning. 
We needed the time, Greenwich had the observatory. Plus, naval and military time was based on the Greenwich meridian for the same reason.
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2nd February 11, 10:09 AM
#12
Greenwich Mean Time
Whenever "Zulu" time is mentioned, that's Greenwich Mean time by the way.
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