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TIME Solar time and Sidereal (Star) Time Lines of Longitude Separated by 15 degrees (time zones) 24 x 15 degrees = 360 degrees Latitude Latitude of equator = 0 Latitude of poles = + 90 and -90 Latitude and Longitude Prime meridian Greenwich England Two number define a point Time Zones A time zone is 15 degrees wide There are 24 in all, 24 x 15 = 360 degrees Real Time Zones Time Zones are irregular for political and practical reasons (4 in USA) International Date Line Time zone at 180 degrees from Greenwich Crude History of Calender Leap Year and Major Corrections Modern Gegorian Calendar Sol