Tim Cook wrote:
> "Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message 
> news:491c7acb@news.povray.org...
>> Tim Cook wrote:
>>> Greenwich, England was decided upon as the Prime Meridian,
>>
>> I think you have to ask yourself why that was, first. :-)
> 
> Not really.  Sure, the British Empire was pretty much top of the pile.

It's also where the first reliable portable clock was invented.

Hence, you came to Greenwich, set your clock, then took it with you 
sailing around the world to figure out where you were.

-- 
Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)

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