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The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., in the United States, to determine a prime meridian for international use. The conference was held at the request of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The subject to discuss was the choice of "a meridian to be employed as a common zero of longitude and standard of time reckoning throughout the world". It resulted in selection of the Greenwich Meridian as the international standard for zero degrees longitude. 

By the 1870s there was pressure both to establish a prime meridian for worldwide navigation purposes and to unify local times for railway timetables. The first International Geographical Congress, held in Antwerp in 1871, passed a motion in favour of the use of the Greenwich Meridian for (smaller scale) passage charts, suggesting that it should become mandatory within 15 years. In Britain, the Great Western Railway had standardised time by 1840 and in 1847 the "Railway Clearing Union" decreed that "GMT be adopted at all stations as soon as the General Post Office permitted it". The Post Office was by this time transmitting time signals from Greenwich by telegraph to most parts of the country to set the clocks. By January 1848, Bradshaw's railway guide showed the unified times and met with general approval, although legal disputes meant that it was not until 1890 that GMT was formally established across the UK.

1. Name the conference that is mentioned here?
2. What date did it occur?
3. and where exactly?
4. What was the purpose?
5. What was the subject of it?
6. did anyone request for this conference?
7. Who was it?
8. What was his title then?
9. What did this conference result in?
10. What year did they occur pressure to unify local times?
11. What was held in Antwerp?
12. What year?
1. The International Meridian Conference
2. 1884
3. Washington, D.C
4. to determine a prime meridian for international use
5. the choice of "a meridian
6. yes
7. Chester A. Arthur.
8. U.S. President
9. the Greenwich Meridian as the international standard for zero degrees longitude
10. the 1870s
11. The first International Geographical Congress
12. 1871
Läs texten och besvara frågorna. Internationella Meridiankonferensen var en konferens som hölls i oktober 1884 i Washington, D.C. i USA för att fastställa en främsta meridian för internationellt bruk. Konferensen hölls på begäran av USA:s president Chester A. Arthur. Ämnet att diskutera var valet av "en meridian att anställas som en gemensam nolla av longitud och tideräkningsstandard över hela världen". Det resulterade i urval av Greenwich Meridian som internationell standard för nollgraders longitud. På 1870-talet fanns det påtryckningar både för att etablera en primmeridian för världsomspännande navigeringsändamål och för att förena lokal tid för järnvägstidtabeller. Den första internationella geografiska kongressen, som hölls i Antwerpen 1871, antog en motion till förmån för användandet av Greenwich Meridian för (mindre skala) passagediagram, vilket tyder på att den borde bli obligatorisk inom 15 år. I Storbritannien hade Great Western Railway standardiserat tiden till 1840 och 1847 påbjöd "Railway Clearing Union" att "GMT skulle antas på alla stationer så snart General Post Office tillät det". Postverket sände vid denna tid tidssignaler från Greenwich via telegraf till de flesta delar av landet för att ställa in klockorna. I januari 1848 visade Bradshaws järnvägsguide de enade tiderna och möttes med allmänt godkännande, även om rättstvister gjorde att det inte var förrän 1890 som GMT formellt etablerades över hela Storbritannien. 1. Nämn konferensen som nämns här? 2. Vilket datum inträffade det? 3. och var exakt? 4. Vad var syftet? 5. Vad var ämnet för den? 6. begärde någon denna konferens? 7. Vem var det? 8. Vad var hans titel då? 9. Vad blev resultatet av denna konferens? 10. Vilket år utövade de påtryckningar för att förena lokal tid? 11. Vad hölls i Antwerpen? 12. Vilket år?
Read the text and answer the questions. The International Meridian Conference was a conference held in October 1884 in Washington, D.C., United States to establish a principal meridian for international use. The conference was held at the request of United States President Chester A. Arthur. The subject to discuss was the choice of "a meridian to be employed as a common zero of longitude and time counting standards worldwide". It resulted in selection of Greenwich Meridian as an international standard for zero-degree longitude. In the 1870s there was pressure both to establish a pimmeridian for worldwide navigation purposes and to reconcile local time for railway timetables. The first international geographic congress, held in Antwerp in 1871, passed a motion in favor of the use of Greenwich Meridian for (smaller scale) passage charts, suggesting that it should become mandatory within 15 years. In the UK, the Great Western Railway had standardized the time to 1840 and in 1847 decreed "Railway Clearing Union" that "GMT would be adopted at all stations as soon as the General Post Office allowed it". The Post Office at this time sent time signals from Greenwich via telegraph to most parts of the country to set the clocks. In January 1848, Bradshaw's railway guide showed the unified times and met with general approval, although litigation did not make it until 1890 that GMT was formally established across the UK. 1. What is the conference mentioned here? 2. What date did it happen? 3. and where exactly? 4. What was the purpose? 5. What was the subject of it? 6. Did anyone request this conference? 7. Who was it? 8. What was his title then? 9. What was the result of this conference? 10. In what year did they exert pressure to reconcile local time? 11. What was held in Antwerp? 12. What year?
1. Den internationella meridiankonferensen 2. 1884 3. Washington, D.C 4. för att bestämma en prime meridian för internationellt bruk 5. valet av "en meridian 6. ja 7. Chester A. Arthur. 8. USA:s president 9. den Greenwich Meridian som internationell standard för noll grader longitud 10. den 1870-talet 11. Den första internationella geografiska kongressen 12. 1871
1. The International Meridian Conference 2. 1884 3. Washington, D.C 4. to determine a prime meridian for international use 5. the choice of "a meridian 6. yes 7. Chester A. Arthur. 8. U.S. President 9. the Greenwich Meridian as an international standard for zero degrees longitude 10. the 1870s 11. The First International Geographical Congress 12. 1871