Time
These sites provide information on time in general or provide the current time over the web. Sites related to the Network Time Protocol (NTP) can be found in Computers/Internet/Protocols/NTP. Other categories contain information on time as it relates to Geology and Astronomy.
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International Standard Date and Time Notation - An overview of the ISO 8601 notation for dates.
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The Calendar - Summarizes the history of various calendars developed and used over the centuries.
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A History of Time - Explains the importance of concept of time in the history of mathematics, science and measurement.
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A Brief History of Time - Early origins and historical perspectives of time measurement.
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Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time Data - A directory of sites providing descriptions of civil timekeeping concepts, source code, databases, and maps.
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A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO - Explains the differences between several time systems.
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Today's Calendar and Clock Page - Information on all things relating to calendars, dates, holidays, and time. Find today's date on several different cultural and religious calendars. Includes section on Celestial data, countdown clocks, and information on the dates past events.
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Z-Time - Article on the time at 0 degrees longitude. Covers the timezone origin, GMT, UTC, GCT, ZULU and JIG.
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U.S. Time Zones - History of standard time in the U.S.
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A Walk Through Time - Evolution of timekeeping through the centuries.
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Time FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about time (from sci.astro news group)
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Wikipedia: Time - Time is a common term for the experience of duration, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Article explains time definitions, history of measurements, perceptions in religion, philosophy and science.
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NIST Time and Frequency Division - The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency standards for the United States.
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English Calendar - Includes an ecclesiastical calendar and a section on old and new style dating.
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NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos - Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted daylight-saving time as a way to get more efficiency out of the day. "Seize the Daylight"
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Calendar Studies - Information about calendar history and calendar reform.
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Infoplease: Daylight Saving Time - Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world.
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Time - Provides descriptions of several standards of time.
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Time - Time has been studied for thousands of years. Nevertheless, many issues remain to be resolved. This article explores both what is now known about time and what is controversial and unresolved.
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This Day In History - Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound.
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Calendar Zone - A categorized collection of calendar related sites.
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United States Code - Weights, measures and standard time.
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