Question

The concept of time zones was invented in the Roman Empire to keep its entire territory under one official time

Select one:

True

False

Answer 1

False

Step-by-step explanation:

• Sir Sandford Fleming, a Canadian is believed to be the inventor of time zones around the globe. In 1879, he is credited with initiating the efforts to lead the adoption of present time meridians.

• As before the clocking system was invented, the day time was marked as the apparent solar time on sundial which was different for every location and depended on longitude.

• In 1876, he proposes a global 24-hour clocking system conceptual located at the center of the earth. Today all nations use one standard time format, some countries like India and china use single time zones even after the extension of 15 degrees of longitude.

• Many countries adopted the daylight saving as in summer months, this typically involves advancing the clocks an hour start near the spring.