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Holiday Video: Why Britain Is The Center Of The World

Stephen Fesler - January 01, 2020

When it comes to both time and geographic coordinates, Britain is the benchmark from which both systems are set and their relationship has to do with travel. Johnny Harris explains how international cooperation, trade, and passenger trains led to a universal approach for time and coordinates, which now affects how land is described, people navigate, and carry out their daily lives across the globe.