. Time and its measurement . Dial Set for Fou fore, it more than stands the test of be-ing carried to the extreme. Universaltime would regulate working and sleep-ing here the same as at all other local time in this observatorywould be an absurdity, because inwalking around the telescope (pole)you would be in all instants of the 2i tions might be made about this polarobservatory with its great night andequally great day. It is evident thatto keep count of itself it would be com-pelled to note dates and 24-hour days tokeep in touch with us; so it would beforced to adopt the local
. Time and its measurement . Dial Set for Fou fore, it more than stands the test of be-ing carried to the extreme. Universaltime would regulate working and sleep-ing here the same as at all other local time in this observatorywould be an absurdity, because inwalking around the telescope (pole)you would be in all instants of the 2i tions might be made about this polarobservatory with its great night andequally great day. It is evident thatto keep count of itself it would be com-pelled to note dates and 24-hour days tokeep in touch with us; so it would beforced to adopt the local day of someplace like New York. This choice 62 TIME AND ITS MEASUREMENT would be free, because a polar observa-tory would stand on all the meridiansof the earth at once. We are now in a position to considerthe next possible—and even probable—improvement in our clocks and minimize the next step it might bewell to see what we can do are often regulated by electricimpulses over wires. Electricians in-
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