International Meridian Conference
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The International Meridian Conference was an 1884 gathering of nations in Washington, D.C., that established the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian and laid the foundation for global time standardization.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diplomatic conference
ⓘ
international conference ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
cartography
ⓘ
global navigation ⓘ global timekeeping ⓘ |
| chairperson | Lewis M. Rutherfurd ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| convenedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| definedConcept |
Greenwich Mean Time
ⓘ
Prime Meridian ⓘ
surface form:
international prime meridian
universal day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1884-10-22 ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
geodesy ⓘ navigation ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| followedBy | development of international standard time zones in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hostedBy | United States of America ⓘ |
| inception | 1884 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
longitude
ⓘ
prime meridian ⓘ time standardization ⓘ |
| name | International Meridian Conference self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipatingCountries | 25 ⓘ |
| participatingEntity |
Brazil
ⓘ
Chile ⓘ China ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ Denmark ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Portugal ⓘ Russia ⓘ Dominican Republic ⓘ
surface form:
San Domingo
Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ
surface form:
Sweden-Norway
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| purpose |
to establish a universal day
ⓘ
to promote global time standardization ⓘ to select a single prime meridian for international use ⓘ |
| result |
adoption of the Greenwich meridian as the international prime meridian
ⓘ
foundation for international standard time zones ⓘ recommendation of a universal day beginning at midnight at Greenwich ⓘ |
| secretary | Cleveland Abbe ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Maritime Greenwich
ⓘ
surface form:
Greenwich Observatory
|
| startDate | 1884-10-01 ⓘ |
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