TWENTY-FOUR O'CLOCK.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2715, 3 October 1887, Page 2

TWENTY-FOUR O'CLOCK.

: A discussion lias- been going '.on'in regard to a change in our method; of* dividing the. days into hours by makjng it consist of twonty.four hoursreejlkecj : ■from one to twenty-four,' insteit-of •' into two periods of twelve hours each* thus compelling the use of the lettera * A,M,:and p.m. 'to signify the jimospocified was before noon (anti-meri-dian) or after noon (post meridian). But considering that the astronomical day begins at noon, and is divided into' twenty-four hours, numbered frorn oiie to tvyenty-fbuv, it does noti'secmunreasonable that ordinary tint legal •' custom.sjiQuld follow tlie.aamoraetn.o3,';".;' Twoo'clockmilieafternoonwouil.tiwtoJ be called two .o'clock insteadp.m.. and six o'clock in .the,' morning ,' woukUheh be eighteen.o'clockiinstead ■ of six a.m. .It'm'ay be mentioned- jii* reference to the proposed chahgMufcthe''NauticalAlmanac,''onefoftheniqsli; elaborate and important piiblicatiofis • in the world, which is always published ' seven years in advance, for the conve-' nience of. mariners, makea/the Jay commence at'noon. The thought of nineteen o'clock would be jjirite repugnant to those bent on letting every thing go on as.it has gone : on duvuig their lifetime. Still, persons are now - discussing and some even are p/tftoa-. ting the change, so that the jßj|lf ;v will in time be expected to Express ' their opinions regarding it/therefQreit. is well that tkey should give tbQ ..'• some consideration. ■'"■.' '.'.;-v-W

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