International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 237 pages of information about International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884..

International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884. eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 237 pages of information about International Conference Held at Washington for the Purpose of Fixing a Prime Meridian and a Universal Day. October, 1884..

San Domingo.

Abstaining from voting: 

Brazil, France.

Ayes, 22; noes, 1; abstaining, 2.

III.

“That from this meridian longitude shall be counted in two
directions up to 180 degrees, east longitude being plus and
west longitude minus.”

This resolution was adopted by the following vote: 

In the affirmative: 

Chili,                  Liberia,
Colombia,               Mexico,
Costa Rica,             Paraguay,
Great Britain,          Russia,
Guatemala,              Salvador,
Hawaii,                 United States,
Japan,                  Venezuela.

     In the negative: 

     Italy, Sweden,
     Netherlands, Switzerland. 
     Spain,

Abstaining from voting: 

Austria-Hungary,        Germany,
Brazil,                 San Domingo,
France,                 Turkey.

Ayes, 14; noes, 5; abstaining, 6.

IV.

“That the Conference proposes the adoption of a universal day for all purposes for which it may be found convenient, and which shall not interfere with the use of local or other standard time where desirable.”

This resolution was adopted by the following vote: 

In the affirmative: 

Austria-Hungary,        Mexico,
Brazil,                 Netherlands,
Chili,                  Paraguay,
Colombia,               Russia,
Costa Rica,             Salvador,
France,                 Spain,
Great Britain,          Sweden,
Guatemala,              Switzerland,
Hawaii,                 Turkey,
Italy,                  United States,
Japan,                  Venezuela. 
Liberia,

     Abstaining from voting: 

     Germany, San Domingo.

     Ayes, 23; abstaining, 2.

V.

“That this universal day is to be a mean solar day; is to begin for all the world at the moment of mean midnight of the initial meridian, coinciding with the beginning of the civil day and date of that meridian; and is to be counted from zero up to twenty-four hours.”

     This resolution was adopted by the following vote: 

     In the affirmative: 

     Brazil, Liberia,
     Chili, Mexico,
     Colombia, Paraguay,
     Costa Rica, Russia,
     Great Britain, Turkey,
     Guatemala, United States,
     Hawaii, Venezuela. 
     Japan,

     In the negative: 

     Austria-Hungary, Spain.

Abstaining from voting: 

France, San Domingo,
Germany, Sweden,
Italy, Switzerland. 
Netherlands,

Ayes, 15; noes, 2; abstaining, 7.

VI.

“That the Conference expresses the hope that as soon as may
be practicable the astronomical and nautical days will be
arranged everywhere to begin at mean midnight.”

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