contemporary commentators referred to the influence of railway time on encouraging greater precision in daily tasks and the demand for punctuality.

History

Until the latter part of the 18th century, time was normally determined in each town by a local sundial. Solar time is calculated with reference to the relative position of the sun. This provided only an approximation as to time due to variations in orbits and had become unsuitable for day-to-day purposes.

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