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Time zones sometimes seem positively eccentric, affected... political, geographical and social changes in the real w...
But as irregular as they are, if you want to divide the ...
Our science reporter Rebecca Morelle has been finding ou ...

BBC News - About Time: The science of telling the time
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12787502

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Time zones sometimes seem positively eccentric, affected as they are by political, geographical and social changes in the real world.

But as irregular as they are, if you want to divide the world up into time zones, you need a way to measure time.

Our science reporter Rebecca Morelle has been finding out more.

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<p>Time zones sometimes seem positively eccentric, affected as they are by political, geographical and social changes in the real world. </p> <p>But as irregular as they are, if you want to divide the world up into time zones, you need a way to measure time. </p> <p>Our science reporter Rebecca Morelle has been finding out more. </p>