The Unit Measure of Time. Address at the Opening of Section III by the president, Dr. Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Etc., May 27th 1890.

Sir Sandford Fleming

Published by Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa, 1890

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Sir Sandford Fleming. The Unit Measure of Time. Address at the Opening of Section III by the president, Dr. Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Etc., May 27th 1890. 8.5"x5.75", 6pp. Original wrappers. Proveance, Library of Congress, with their surplus stamp on the front cover. The wrappers are pretty dusty, and there's some old folds at the right upper and lower corners. GOOD copy, like 4-5/10.

In this paper (read on 27 May 1890 in Ottawa for the Royal Society of Canada) Sandford Fleming discussed standard time-reckoning proposing a universal day and a unified 24-hour time measurement system for the world?a globally coordinated system of time., which (overall) was a sweeping idea.

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• Title: The Unit Measure of Time. Address at the Opening of Section III by the president, Dr. Sandford Fleming, C.M.G., M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S., Etc., May 27th 1890.
• Publisher: Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa
• Publication Date: 1890
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 6W x 9H x 1D inches 6 inches width by 9 inches height by 1 inches depth
• Weight: 15 ounces
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