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WE understand that on the receipt by the Science and Art Department from the Foreign Office of a despatch from Her Maj esty's Minister at Washington forwarding communications concerning the proposed change in the time for beginning the astronomical day, as recommended by the recent International Meridian Conference at Washington, the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education requested the following Committee to advise them as to what steps should be taken in the matter. Prof. J. C. Adams, F.R.S., the Astronomer-Royal, Capt. Sir F. Evans, K.C.B., R.N., the Hydrographer of the Navy, Gen. Strachey, R.E., C.S.I., F.R.S., Dr. Hind, F.R.S., and Col. Donnelly, R.E. In accordance with their recommendations copies of the Report of the Delegates to the International Prime Meridian Conference,at Washington, together with the resolutions adopted by that body, have been sent to various depart ments of the State, and to the following Societies, &c.: Society of Telegraphic Engineers, Royal Astronomical Society, Royal Society, Submarine Telegraph Company, Eastern Telegraph Company (Limited), Eastern and South African Telegraph Company (Limited), Eastern Extension, Australasia and China Telegraph Company (Limited), Railway Clearing House. They lave been informed that these resolutions of the Prime Meridian Conference appear to my Lords of the Committee of Council to >e such as commend themselves for adoption. But before in-orming the American Government to that effect their Lordships would be glad to receive the opinion of the various societies on he subject.
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Notes . Nature 32, 132–134 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032132a0
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