International Meridian Conference
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title:
International Meridian Conference
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The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States, to determine a prime meridian for international use. The conference was held at the request of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The subject to discuss was the choice of "a meridian to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the world". It resulted in the recommendation of the Greenwich Meridian as the international standard for zero d
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1884 conference in Washington, D.C., United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Meridian_Conference
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2002-11-11T00:13:02Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T01:48:43Z
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