Eli5: When/How did the world realize that it wasn’t the same time everywhere? Submitted by Ice_Ice_Fetus t3_11drtwn on February 28, 2023 at 12:31 AM in explainlikeimfive 16 comments 11
Gullible-Flounder-79 t1_jabxv53 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:21 AM Considering that the time difference is the basis for knowing your longitude, navigators knew it a long time. The average person in a village on the other hand, well there are people who have difficulty wrapping their heads around time zones today. Permalink 1
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