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Time

Calendars - Reference
(Internet Public Library)
Links to information on the organization and passing of time.
Clockworks: From Sundials to the Atomic Second
(Encyclopedia Britannica)
A look at three millennia of timekeeping.
Calendars & Dates
(University of Pennsylvania Library)
Links covering historical dates and various calendars.
Local Times Around the World
This site attempts to list all of the countries of the world with their local times.
Official U.S. Time
(National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Naval Observatory)
These two agencies maintain Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) for the U.S. The time is accurate within 1 second.
Today's Calendar and Clock Page
This gateway links to more than 250 URLs dealing with time, calendars and clocks; according to Choice, the sites range from scholarly to frivolous.
World Time Server
This handy site gives times for locations worldwide. Includes a searchable list of locations by country or city.

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