You have four links to the same page - was that intentional? Here's what seems to be NY Times link. posted by filthy light thief at 7:05 PM on September 17
The links are a little screwed up, and I couldn't find the link I wanted (a rail trip through 8 time zones going from Louisville to Cleveland, I think.)
ARE YOU EDUCATED STUPID IMAGINARY EARTH HAS 4 LINKS WITHIN SIMULTANEOUS ROTATION posted by DU at 7:26 PM on September 17 [12 favorites]
A 20 year retrospection written in 1903 - "TWENTY YEARS OF STANDARD TIME; Revolution Wrought by Its Adoption by the Railroads. William F. Allen, Instrumental in Securing the Change from Old Chaotic Conditions, Tells How Was Effected."
An article from the time (1883) - "The proposed new standards of time for the railways of the country, which are to be established by the General Time Convention of Railroad Managers, which begins in Chicago to-morrow, has received the approval of the Harvard Observatory, and its co-operation is promised." posted by el io at 7:28 PM on September 17 [1 favorite]
To be fair, briank, the centre of the world is actually just a touch South of the Thames.
(sorry New Yawkers) posted by pompomtom at 8:23 PM on September 17
This is a weirdly cool story to see on the blue today, because it was less than a week ago that I happened upon this a few blocks from my new apartment. posted by hal incandenza at 9:11 PM on September 17
You know who else made the railroads run on time? posted by empath at 10:23 PM on September 17
The madness was everywhere, particularly in Europe. So it could be that the magnates of the colonies were trying to forestall vicious mockings from European associates.
"In his recent book Einstein's Clocks, Poincare's Maps, Galison describes a similarity between the definition of simultaneity of the Einstein's 1905 special relativity paper and the method of clock synchronization used for railroad clocks."
From Einstein's Mistakes: The Human Failings of Genius By Hans C. Ohanian. "The Swiss of those days were more obsessed with synchronization than anybody else.... In Berne, more than two dozen clocks in public places were linked..." (p.88) Bunch of cultish time freaks, that country of watchmakers.
The clockwork universe and the absolute space and time described by Newton were all the trendy rush, it seems. No wonder Planck was in no hurry to look too closely at energy quantization ... might be bad for business! posted by Twang at 12:42 AM on September 18
I say, let the free market decide what time it is. Damn socialists. posted by ElvisJesus at 4:38 AM on September 18
Certainly not Amtrak. posted by oaf at 6:06 AM on September 18
Dr. Scott: So, Frankenfurter, this "Sonic Transducer", it is, I suppose, some sort audio-vibratory-phisio-molecular-transport device?
Brad: You mean?!
Dr. Scott: Yes, Brad, it's something we ourselves have been working on for some time, but it seems our friend here has perfected it. A device which is capable of breaking down solid matter, and then projecting it through space, and perhaps even TIME ITSELF!
Janet: You mean, he's gonna send us to another planet?
Frank: Planet, Schmanet, Janet! posted by Reverend John at 6:44 AM on September 18
I just learned that, in Santa Fe this past september 12th, solar noon was at 12:00:12. Which is cool and that's a fact. posted by MNDZ at 9:47 AM on September 18
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posted by filthy light thief at 7:05 PM on September 17