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Greenwich 2000
Find out the time in the UK or any major world city. With interesting facts about time and helpful info on traveling around Greenwich and London.
www.greenwich2000.co.ukGreenwich Meantime - British Summer Time
Short explanation of the practice of setting the clocks forward and back, and the homily which helps you remember which is when.
greenwichmeantime.comHistory of Keeping Time, A - National Maritime Museum
Fact sheet taking a quick look through measurement of time, from the use of water-clocks to atomic ones.
www.nmm.ac.ukHistory of Legal Time in Britain
Find out how the introduction of railways to the UK meant that people had to start telling the same time. Also includes details about why British Summertime is used.
www.srcf.ucam.orgJava World Clock Version 3.2 - P. Lutus
Clock program simultaneously displays the time of day in all of the world's 24 time zones. Accuracy is based on that of the computer's clock.
www.arachnoid.comRoyal Observatory, Greenwich - Time Keeping
Browse this set of factsheets taking a quick look at time and related topics.
www.nmm.ac.ukSee How They Run - Timezones & Transport
Personal page provides information on time zones around the world and offers links to a large range of transport maps and schedules.
www.geocities.comSummer Time
Exhaustive guide explains all about British Summer Time (BST) and Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the rules observed in other countries and a list of different calendars.
www.merlyn.demon.co.ukTime and Frequency Measurement
Descriptions and pictures of the increasingly-precise clocks used to measure time at the National Institute of Science and Technology in Maryland.
www.bldrdoc.govTimeandDate.com - World Clock Time Zones
Find current local time in cities all over the world. Includes a meeting planner and many configuration options.
www.timeanddate.com
