[Boatanchors] GMT vs UTC, when did it change?

GGLL nagato at arnet.com.ar
Tue May 24 21:20:31 EDT 2005


	Hello, I have (as a spanish language speaker) always asked me why it's called
UTC, and not CUT?. Just a semantics matter?.

Best regards
Guillermo - LU8EYW.

Ian escribió:
> Take a look at:
> 
> http://www.apparent-wind.com/gmt-explained.html
> 
> "The BIH was charged with the task of monitoring and 
>   maintaining the program and introduced the term Temps Universel 
>   Coordinné or Coordinated Universal Time for the coordinated time scale 
>   in 1964.  "
> 
> Might give you a start to other sources.
> 
> Ian, K6SDE


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