Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory provided the precise time signals, via telegraph,
which permitted the establishment of five North American standard time zones on
1883 November 18. America returns to Standard Time, from Daylight Saving Time,
on Sunday, November 2 at 2:00 a.m. (Image Source: Friends of the Zeiss)
Astronomical Calendar for 2014 November:
Link >>> http://buhlplanetarium4.tripod.com/astrocalendar/2014.html#nov
The current month's Astronomical Calendar can also be found on the cover page of the History of The Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science, Pittsburgh web site at this link:
Link >>> http://buhlplanetarium.tripod.com/#astrocal
Source: Friends of the Zeiss.
2014: 75th Year of Pittsburgh's Buhl Planetarium
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Author of History Web Sites on the Internet --
* Buhl Planetarium, Pittsburgh:
< http://www.planetarium.
* Adler Planetarium, Chicago:
< http://adlerplanetarium.
* Astronomer, Educator, Optician John A. Brashear:
< http://johnbrashear.tripod.com >
* Andrew Carnegie & Carnegie Libraries:
< http://www.andrewcarnegie.
* Civil War Museum of Andrew Carnegie Free Library:
< http://garespypost.tripod.com >
* Duquesne Incline cable-car railway, Pittsburgh:
< http://inclinedplane.tripod.
* Public Transit:
< http://andrewcarnegie2.tripod.
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