International Meridian Conference

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The International Meridian Conference was a meeting held in Washington, D.C., in 1884, which aimed to establish a standard for the Prime Meridian and coordinate global timekeeping. The conference was attended by representatives from 25 nations and resulted in the adoption of the Greenwich Meridian as the prime reference point for international timekeeping and geography.

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