03-07-2020, 09:09 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by JBR
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Just one more reason why the Frogs resent us!Although countries all over the world use their own local time standards, the vast majority are either one or more hours in front of, or behind GMT.
No-one is going to take any notice of a new, Paris-based meridian and move their times on by 20 or 30 minutes!
The Frogs just can't accept that when GMT was adopted as an international standard, we (not they) were effectively the centre of the world.
Oh, how they hate us for it!
03-07-2020, 10:38 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Solasch
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Jbr, calm down. Percy was referring to the situation of around 1900, more than century ago. I think that by now the french have forgiven the brits for snatching the prime meridean from them, or are they just as hot-tempered as you?
Something else the world owes the British for.
03-07-2020, 10:47 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Judd
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Actually, the meridian was promulgated in 1676 when the Royal Observatory was completed - it had been designed by Sir Christopher Wren and the first Astronomer Royal was John Flamsteed. Greenwich became the meridian after the passing of the 1714 Longitude Act which offered a reward for any person who could reliably calculate longitude which, as a seafaring nation, was very important. It was accepted as the prime meridian in 1851 and recognised as the world's prime meridian in 1884.Something else the world owes the British for.
Brilliant Judd !
03-07-2020, 11:32 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by judd
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actually, the meridian was promulgated in 1676 when the royal observatory was completed - it had been designed by sir christopher wren and the first astronomer royal was john flamsteed. Greenwich became the meridian after the passing of the 1714 longitude act which offered a reward for any person who could reliably calculate longitude which, as a seafaring nation, was very important. It was accepted as the prime meridian in 1851 and recognised as the world's prime meridian in 1884.Something else the world owes the british for.
04-07-2020, 12:11 AM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Judd
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Actually, the meridian was promulgated in 1676 when the Royal Observatory was completed - it had been designed by Sir Christopher Wren and the first Astronomer Royal was John Flamsteed. Greenwich became the meridian after the passing of the 1714 Longitude Act which offered a reward for any person who could reliably calculate longitude which, as a seafaring nation, was very important. It was accepted as the prime meridian in 1851 and recognised as the world's prime meridian in 1884.Something else the world owes the British for.
04-07-2020, 01:59 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Solasch
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That's what's called "leaving your mark on the world", but it bleaches beside the invention of the mass produced tooth brush!
04-07-2020, 03:14 PM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Solasch
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So in your opinion there is no real objective to the UK accepting the EU standards, since they all say the same thing?
05-07-2020, 02:04 AM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Judd
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Yet another British invention - William Addis, 1780
05-07-2020, 02:05 AM
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Re: Extension Deadline
Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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Are we are talking about different sets of "standards" here? I'm talking about scientific/engineering standards. What "standards" are you talking about?
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