Tag Archives: Measurement

The Reason why Greenwich Prime Meridian Moved

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The Prime Meridian has moved. Who knew? In 1884 the international community set the Earth's prime meridian,  the north-south line marking zero degrees longitude,  should pass through...

Tag Heuer sings Marketing Deal with German Bundesliga

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Swiss Luxury watch brand Tag Heuer and the German Bundesliga signed a marketing deal.One of the world's most powerful football leagues was given an enormous boost by Germany's victory in the World...

$75 32-inch TV and $115 40-inch TV Amazon Prime Day Deals Beat Black Friday

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Amazon announced Prime Day to celebrate its 20th anniversary last week. The retailer raised tremendous attention for the Black Friday sale in July that this could become an annuals sales event. Prime...

NASA Explains Why June 30 Gets an Extra Second

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Today, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 will get an extra second, or also called leap second. The folks at NASA are the right people to explain why today is longer.“Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down a...

NASA Explains Reason Behind Extra Second for June 30

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On the coming Tuesday, that is June 30th, 2015, the day will be slightly longer than usual. A single second known as a leap second will be added to the duration of the day. What is happening is that...