mean solar time
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Although mean solar time has the advantage of progressing at a uniform rate, it is still inconvenient for practical use because it is determined by the position of the Sun.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
How is the situation improved by introducing mean solar time and standard time?
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Apparent solar time is based on the position of the Sun in the sky, and mean solar time is based on the average value of a solar day during the year.
From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016
Every degree of longitude around the globe would correspond to a four-minute time difference away from mean solar time on that verdant hilltop just east of London.
From Slate ● Jun. 10, 2015
In England the standard time is Greenwich mean solar time.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg
