Time lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the creation of standard time
Sciences et technologies, Physique
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Discusses concepts of time and the Scottish-born Canadian who conceived the standardization of world time into twenty-four zones. Concludes with the Prime Meridian Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1884. Explains Fleming's reasoning and the importance of worldwide acceptance of his proposals. 2000
Description du titre
ISBN
9780375401763
Éditeur
New York : Pantheon Books c2000
Année
2001
Cote
4853903
Description de la version audio du CAÉB
Narrateur
Vanessa Maroney
Durée
10 heures 21 minutes 24 secondes
Producteur
NLS