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Boston Standard Time (episode 113)
Boston Standard Time (episode 113)
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Dec 30, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
With New Year’s Eve comes the ball drop in Times Square at the stroke of midnight. But in the late 1800s, Boston dropped a ball every day to mark the stroke of noon, because telling the time was serious business. The time ball, along with telegraphic signals and fire alarm bells, announced the exact time to the public, at a time when the exact time was critical to navigation on the high seas and safety on the newfangled railroads. With ultra-precise clocks made by local jewelers and true astronomical time announced daily by the Harvard Observatory, Boston Standard Time became the de facto standard for a wide swath of the country long before time zones were officially proposed and adopted.
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/113
Show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/113
Released:
Dec 30, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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