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Article #11Re: End of Summertime
From: Dr John Stockton
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 00:00
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 00:00
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JRS: In article <i7ibPWAuqRP2EwOt@ubik.demon.co.uk> of Mon, 2 Nov 1998 02:36:30 in uk.tech.y2k, Anthony Naggs <amn@ubik.demon.co.uk> wrote: > >>Radio buttons for Hemisphere (Northern / Equatorial (no DST) / Southern) >>TZ number, with examples - say UK 12, Winnipeg 6, Delhi 17�, Tokyo 21 > >The number you've used is the hours East of the International Dateline? > It is the number given in the map in the back of the Institute of Physics Diary for 1999. (Only the Siberians appear to have any land TZ boundaries in *exactly* the right place.) It's much as you say, but is probably better described as the local non- DST time at noon GMT. -- John Stockton, Surrey, UK. jrs@merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v4.00 MIME. Web <URL: http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/> -- includes FAQish topics and links: Dates - misctime.htm Year 2000 - date2000.htm Critical Dates - critdate.htm Y2k for beginners - year2000.txt UK mini-FAQ - y2k-mfaq.txt Don't Mail News.
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