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Any-Growth8158 t1_jab58rz wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:52 AM

Reply to comment by macph in Eli5: When/How did the world realize that it wasn’t the same time everywhere? by Ice_Ice_Fetus

Excellent point about the importance of measuring time to determine longitude. Probably the main driver for more accurate time keeping during the Era of Exploration.