[time-nuts] Setting clocks 100 years ago

[David]

 > Other Timeballs that I know are ....

Another for the list, some of you will have visited Edinburgh which has 
run a time gun and ball since the 1860s. I'll spare you the usual links, 
the foot of this link shows the time gun correction maps that the 
Edinburgh time nut of the 1860s would would subscribe to.

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_edin/1_edinburgh_history_-_time-gun.htm

Also linked via that page is a video showing the gun and ball working 
today :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Anrgx2Cap3E&feature=player_embedded

Much more fun than GPS...