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* NEWS, asia, backzone, northamerica: Document fractional GMT offsets

for Chennai, Jakarta, and New York in the 19th century.
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Paul Eggert
2014-09-06 18:41:05 -07:00
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@ -277,6 +277,12 @@ Zone PST8PDT -8:00 US P%sT
# time zone, but we do go by the Eastern time zone because so many people work
# in Columbus."
# From Paul Eggert (2014-09-06):
# Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 44, 4 (1884-02-08), 208
# says that New York City Hall time was 3 minutes 58.4 seconds fast of
# Eastern time (i.e., -4:56:01.6) just before the 1883 switch. Round to the
# nearest second.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER
Rule NYC 1920 only - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 D
Rule NYC 1920 only - Oct lastSun 2:00 0 S