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Re: The BBC is considering time

From: Garmt de Vries-Uiterweerd <garmtdevries~at~gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:35:14 +0100
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Yes, why not? Although strictly speaking, there were no time zones in
1872. That system was introduced later, at the beginning of the 20th
century.

Cheers,
Garmt

On 25 March 2011 10:21, Harry Hayfield <harryhayfield~at~googlemail.com> wrote:
> To mark the change from GMT to BST on Saturday evening, the BBC has launched
> a special time website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-12849630 which
> examines time differences across the world. It's very interesting, but there
> is no mention of Fogg's encounter with timezones. Should I ask if they
> intend to mention it on Saturday?
>
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