The reason the world clock starts with Greenwich is because during the early years of the railway, trains could end up in accidents if the timing of coming into and out of stations was off. Because the sun rises earlier in some parts of Britain than the rest, the variables needed to be compensated for which was done so by introducing more accurate clocks and time zones. Up until this point, horsepower was the fastest way to travel and because of that, sundials which had been invented in and used...
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