[LEAPSECS] cultural expectations of time

[Peter Vince]

Hi Steve,

     Sadly my command of Russian isn't up to the task :-(  I couldn't
quickly find a link to an English-language version - might you have a
link for such a translation?

     Thank you,

          Peter


On 23 February 2013 05:58, Steve Allen <sla at ucolick.org> wrote:

> This is as seen on the tz mail list, but relevant for the folks

> who are considering the future of UTC as well.

>

> http://izvestia.ru/news/544409

>

> Russia seems to be deciding to move back to permanent winter time

> instead of permanent summer time.

> Quite fascinating is the repeated use of the phrase

> "astronomical time" in this article.

> Not atomic time, but astronomical time.

> It's built into the cultural expectations and understanding

> of what time means from place to place around the globe.

>

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