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Calendar Studies
Information about calendar history and calendar reform.
http://www.hermetic.ch/cal_stud.htm
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A Few Facts Concerning GMT, UT, and the RGO
Explains the differences between several time systems.
http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html
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Infoplease: Daylight Saving Time
Information and history about Daylight Saving Time all over the world.
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/daylight1.html
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NPR : 'Seize the Daylight': A History of Clock Chaos
Benjamin Franklin first called for the government to tinker with clock hours in the 1780s. But it wasn't until World War I that the United States adopted daylight-saving time as a way to get more efficiency out of the day. "Seize the Daylight&quot
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4572036
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NIST Time and Frequency Division
The National Institute of Standards and Technology maintains time and frequency standards for the United States.
http://tf.nist.gov/
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This Day In History
Today in history every day - often with pictures and sound.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do
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U.S. Time Zones
History of standard time in the U.S.
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/us_tzones
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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Time
Time has been studied for thousands of years. Nevertheless, many issues remain to be resolved. This article explores both what is now known about time and what is controversial and unresolved.
http://www.iep.utm.edu/t/time.htm
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A History of Time
Explains the importance of concept of time in the history of mathematics, science and measurement.
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Time_1.html
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Wikipedia: Time
Time is a common term for the experience of duration, and a fundamental quantity of measuring systems. Article explains time definitions, history of measurements, perceptions in religion, philosophy and science.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time
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