From a5ce0a7ab85f3a8bb9cc452bdfbad48c3befbfaa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Eggert Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 11:18:23 -0700 Subject: [PROPOSED PATCH] * NEWS, northamerica: Mention "day of two noons". --- NEWS | 4 ++++ northamerica | 10 ++++++---- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e81b18a..ebf942e 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ Unreleased, experimental changes building just the traditional-format distribution. (Requested by Deborah Goldsmith.) + Changes to documentation and commentary + + The US commentary now mentions Allen and the "day of two noons". + Release 2016g - 2016-09-13 08:56:38 -0700 diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 6b0d905..e1ed9e4 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -25,19 +25,21 @@ # in New York City (1869-10). His 1870 proposal was based on Washington, DC, # but in 1872-05 he moved the proposed origin to Greenwich. -# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-20): +# From Paul Eggert (2016-09-21): # Dowd's proposal left many details unresolved, such as where to draw # lines between time zones. The key individual who made time zones # work in the US was William Frederick Allen - railway engineer, # managing editor of the Travelers' Guide, and secretary of the # General Time Convention, a railway standardization group. Allen -# spent months in dialogs with with scientific and railway leaders, +# spent months in dialogs with scientific and railway leaders, # developed a workable plan to institute time zones, and presented it # to the General Time Convention on 1883-04-11, saying that his plan # meant "local time would be practically abolished" - a plus for # railway scheduling. By the next convention on 1883-10-11 nearly all # railroads had agreed and it took effect on 1883-11-18 at 12:00. -# Allen witnessed the transition in New York City, writing: +# That Sunday was called the "day of two noons", as the eastern parts +# of the new zones observed noon twice. Allen witnessed the +# transition in New York City, writing: # # I heard the bells of St. Paul's strike on the old time. Four # minutes later, obedient to the electrical signal from the Naval @@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ # abandoned, probably forever. # # Most of the US soon followed suit. See: -# Bartky IR. The adoption of standard time. Technol Cult 1989 Jan;30(1)25-56. +# Bartky IR. The adoption of standard time. Technol Cult 1989 Jan;30(1):25-56. # http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3105430 # From Paul Eggert (2005-04-16): -- 2.7.4