Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1918 — Divisions of Time. [ARTICLE]

Divisions of Time.

Solar time means sun time at any given point. Standard time la a system of time reckoning devised by the railroads, by which I the United States from the Atlantic to I the Pacific coast Is divided into four i zones, each extending over 15 degrees :of longitude and with a time variation of one hour in each zone or belt. Thus, while every zone has a different time,, that la standard time at ail points wittoils the zone.