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    What did George Vernon Hudson propose doing in 1895?

    Question #112034. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Jan 10 10 10:51 PM)


    Zbeckabee

    		George Vernon Hudson first proposed the idea of a two-hour time shift in an 1895 paper to the Wellington Philosophical Society.

    http://www.nyacknewsandviews.com/2009/10/dstfallback/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Vernon_Hudson




    Jan 10 10, 11:21 PM

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