Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 130
st, as will be seen by the map. If we continue togo east, we shall find that when we reach longitude 135° west, that the hour will be 12oclock, noon ; but the name of the day must be changed from Sunday to Saturday,since we have crossed the black date-line ; and in crossing the date-line going… … 124 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [August, Saturday noon when we reach longitude 135° west. From this longitude eastward toNew York we do not cross the date-line again, so we merely add one hour to the timeof day, for every 15 degrees of longitude that we cover. New York does not use herown local time, having…
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