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Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 18, Issue 48

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Tom Clark, K3IO (ex W3IWI)
Mon, Jan 23, 2006 7:24 PM

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Today's Topics:

  1. Re: List of time synchronization hardware and software
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  2. Newbie questions, UTC vs. Greenwich (Alan Kruse)

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Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:15:15 -0600
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Subject: Re: [time-nuts] List of time synchronization hardware and
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At 09:30 AM 1/22/2006 +0000, Rob Kimberley wrote:

I didn't have a link to the on-line version, so the "problem" is now solved.

Neither did I, but I'm a good guesser.  ;-)

GMT is the old British name based on the RGO=Royal Greenwich
Observatory ([9]http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/), whereas UTC is the modern,
preferred international name. The RGO no longer exists as an
observatory, and it is now a part of the ROG (Royal Observatory
Greenwich) Museum.
A more detailed definition can be read at
[10]http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html and
[11]http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/UT.html.
Tom Clark

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[1]time-nuts-request@febo.com wrote: Send time-nuts mailing list submissions to [2]time-nuts@febo.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit [3]https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to [4]time-nuts-request@febo.com You can reach the person managing the list at [5]time-nuts-owner@febo.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of time-nuts digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: List of time synchronization hardware and software (Scott Newell) 2. Newbie questions, UTC vs. Greenwich (Alan Kruse) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:15:15 -0600 From: Scott Newell [6]<newell@cei.net> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] List of time synchronization hardware and software To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement[7]<time-nuts@febo.com> Message-ID: [8]<200601221715.k0MHFG9m019264@host22.the-web-host.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 09:30 AM 1/22/2006 +0000, Rob Kimberley wrote: I didn't have a link to the on-line version, so the "problem" is now solved. Neither did I, but I'm a good guesser. ;-) GMT is the old British name based on the RGO=Royal Greenwich Observatory ([9]http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/), whereas UTC is the modern, preferred international name. The RGO no longer exists as an observatory, and it is now a part of the ROG (Royal Observatory Greenwich) Museum. A more detailed definition can be read at [10]http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html and [11]http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/UT.html. Tom Clark References 1. mailto:time-nuts-request@febo.com 2. mailto:time-nuts@febo.com 3. https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts 4. mailto:time-nuts-request@febo.com 5. mailto:time-nuts-owner@febo.com 6. mailto:newell@cei.net 7. mailto:time-nuts@febo.com 8. mailto:200601221715.k0MHFG9m019264@host22.the-web-host.com 9. http://www.rog.nmm.ac.uk/ 10. http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html 11. http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/UT.html