Project Gutenberg 2006-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 245 International Meridian Conference (1884 : Washington, D.C.) International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. Protocols of the Proceedings Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Joseph Myers, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading team at http://www.pgdp.net. "International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day" is a historical account documenting the proceedings of an international conference held in Washington, D.C., in the late 19th century. This work presents a significant discussion as various delegates from around the world convened to determine a common prime meridian and standard time for global navigation and commerce. The conference brings together an array of scientific and governmental representatives, indicating a collaborative effort to unify global measurements of time and geography. The opening of the conference sets the stage for a series of formal discussions and protocols outlining the delegates' backgrounds and the procedural order of the conference. It begins with the Secretary of State welcoming the attendees, emphasizing the importance of establishing a prime meridian for all nations represented. As the sessions unfold, delegates propose and debate various ideas, including the selection of Greenwich as the standard meridian and the principles guiding the ultimate decision. The detailed interactions reflect both the complexity of international negotiations and the scientific considerations at play as nations seek to overcome historical divisions in timekeeping. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Time -- Systems and standards -- Congresses Prime Meridian -- Congresses QB Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Reports & Conference Proceedings Browsing: Science - General 507868 507651 2024-09-08T04:38:46.213799 2023-09-08T07:05:44.246032 text/html text/html 508033 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 148307 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 237401 2024-09-08T04:38:57.062717 application/epub+zip 244335 2024-09-08T04:38:49.579772 application/epub+zip 225241 2024-09-08T04:38:48.323743 application/epub+zip 582653 2024-09-08T04:39:01.787794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545116 2024-09-08T04:38:56.060715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335062 2022-09-08T12:51:39.074166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441695 441558 2024-09-08T04:38:44.875829 2023-09-08T07:05:42.760049 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 8192 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139348 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 441577 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139273 2006-02-12T09:02:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20154 2024-09-08T04:39:01.938701 application/rdf+xml 27011 2024-09-08T04:38:48.716754 image/jpeg 4803 2024-09-08T04:38:48.516771 image/jpeg 233674 2024-09-08T04:38:46.248752 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog