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> What we really needed were clocks that automatically kept pace with sunrise. It would have been difficult to build self-adjusting mechanical clocks, but with
by lifthrasiir 5y ago
> What we really needed were clocks that automatically kept pace with sunrise. It would have been difficult to build self-adjusting mechanical clocks, but with today's computer-controlled clocks it's easy.
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> Not all countries would be likely to adopt sunrise standard time. [...] To avoid confusion, I think it would be best to adopt one international standard time system.
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