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I was assuming we were reverting to how things were two hundred years ago (when a day was of 24 hours of fixed duration and noon was correlated with solar noon,
by chrismorgan 5y ago
I was assuming we were reverting to how things were two hundred years ago (when a day was of 24 hours of fixed duration and noon was correlated with solar noon, though the precise function I know not), not two thousand (when solar day and solar night were divided into 12 variable hours). If you were really aiming to have noon be solar noon each day… yeah, much misery would ensue.
- maratc 5y agoI wasn't aiming for anything but GP seemingly was: > We should redefine noon to the time when the local sun is most directly overhead. The local sun is "most directly overhead" at a different time each day at any place (maybe with the exception of Arctic circles when it's not up at all).
- bluGill 5y agoNo, it is useful to have a synchronized clock for some activities.