When did the USFG first establish timezones? What prompted it?
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Posted: April 9th, 2015, 8:55 pm
by jkang
elephantower wrote:When did the USFG first establish timezones? What prompted it?
Officially, time zones were implemented into US federal law with the Standard Time Act of 1918 (to save daylight and to have standard time throughout the country). But the US also did somewhat implement the Standard Railway Time System in 1883 to have organized time for all the trains
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Posted: April 14th, 2015, 8:17 am
by elephantower
jkang wrote:
elephantower wrote:When did the USFG first establish timezones? What prompted it?
Officially, time zones were implemented into US federal law with the Standard Time Act of 1918 (to save daylight and to have standard time throughout the country). But the US also did somewhat implement the Standard Railway Time System in 1883 to have organized time for all the trains
Yep
Re: It's About TIme
Posted: April 14th, 2015, 8:30 pm
by jkang
Lincoln, Nebraska has the coordinates 40.8 N, 96.7 W. A Science Olympiad student preparing for the national tournament decides to calibrate his time-keeping device, a sundial. In order for this student's device to properly work, what angle should the gnomon make with the ground?
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Posted: April 15th, 2015, 7:34 am
by finagle29
49.2º
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Posted: April 15th, 2015, 8:12 am
by jkang
finagle29 wrote:
49.2º
Incorrect
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Posted: April 15th, 2015, 8:41 am
by blakinator8
jkang wrote:Lincoln, Nebraska has the coordinates 40.8 N, 96.7 W. A Science Olympiad student preparing for the national tournament decides to calibrate his time-keeping device, a sundial. In order for this student's device to properly work, what angle should the gnomon make with the ground?
[hide]Isn't it 40.8 degrees?[/hide]
Re: It's About TIme
Posted: April 15th, 2015, 2:48 pm
by jkang
blakinator8 wrote:
jkang wrote:Lincoln, Nebraska has the coordinates 40.8 N, 96.7 W. A Science Olympiad student preparing for the national tournament decides to calibrate his time-keeping device, a sundial. In order for this student's device to properly work, what angle should the gnomon make with the ground?
Isn't it just 40.8 degrees?
Can't even hide answers properly?
And yes, that is correct
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Posted: April 16th, 2015, 6:07 pm
by Scio5ever
oh oh can I ask a question?
Question:
What day is my birthday?
my mommy told me that's the most important holiday of them all
Re: It's About TIme
Posted: April 16th, 2015, 11:06 pm
by jkang
Scio5ever wrote:oh oh can I ask a question?
Question:
What day is my birthday?
my mommy told me that's the most important holiday of them all
