Re:Finland to propose that EU abolish daylight savings time
by dingaling on Monday January 29, 2018 @06:39AM
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> Do not confuse with UTC, it's not the same.
GMT as a time standard is defunct. The Mean Sun no longer traverses his notional sky.
GMT as a civil time zone is based on atomic measures[0]. It is not measured from the meridian. This is the phrase used to indicate this in UK legislation:
In these Regulations Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
GMT as a time standard is defunct. The Mean Sun no longer traverses his notional sky.
GMT as a civil time zone is based on atomic measures[0]. It is not measured from the meridian. This is the phrase used to indicate this in UK legislation:
In these Regulations Co-ordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the same time as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
[0] Time scale UTC(NPL)