It is the basis for Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ), which is used for civil timekeeping all over the Earth's surface, and for Terrestrial Time, which is used for astronomical calculations.

TAI in this form was synchronised with Universal Time at the beginning of 1958, and the two have drifted apart ever since, due to the changing motion of the Earth.

This was a compromise arrangement for a broadcast time scale: a linear transformation of the BIH's atomic time meant that the time scale was stable and internationally synchronised, while approximating UT1 means that tasks such as navigation which require a source of Universal Time continue to be well served by public time broadcasts.

ΔT, Delta T, delta-T, deltaT, or DT is the time difference obtained by subtracting Universal Time ( UT ) from Terrestrial Time ( TT ): ΔT = TT − UT.

) Physically, the meridian of Greenwich in Universal Time is almost always to the east of the meridian in Terrestrial Time, both in the past and in the future.

Thus the aim developed, to provide a new time scale for astronomical and scientific purposes, to avoid the unpredictable irregularities of the mean solar time scale, and to replace for these purposes Universal Time ( UT ) and any other time scale based on the rotation of the Earth around its axis, such as sidereal time.

This confirmed the unsuitability of the mean solar second of Universal Time as a measure of time interval for the most precise purposes.

* 1879 – Sandford Fleming first proposes adoption of Universal Standard Time at a meeting of the Royal Canadian Institute.

Many almanacs list full moons not just by date, but by their exact time as well, usually in Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ).

where d is the number of days since 1 January 2000 00: 00: 00 in the Terrestrial Time scale used in astronomical ephemerides ; for Universal Time ( UT ) add the following approximate correction to d:

It is arguably the same as Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) and when this is viewed as a time zone the name Greenwich Mean Time is especially used by bodies connected with the United Kingdom, such as the BBC World Service, the Royal Navy, the Met Office and others particularly in Arab countries, such as the Middle East Broadcasting Center and OSN.

Before the introduction of UTC on 1 January 1972 Greenwich Mean Time ( also known as Zulu time ) was the same as Universal Time ( UT ) which is a standard astronomical concept used in many technical fields.

On 1 January 1972, GMT was replaced as the international time reference by Coordinated Universal Time, maintained by an ensemble of atomic clocks around the world.

Universal Time ( UT ), a term introduced in 1928, initially represented mean time at Greenwich determined in the traditional way to accord with the originally-defined universal day ; then from 1 January 1956 ( as decided by the IAU at Dublin, 1955, at the initiative of William Markowitz ) this " raw " form of UT was re-labeled UT0 and effectively superseded by refined forms UT1 ( UT0 equalized for the effects of polar wandering ) and UT2 ( UT1 further equalized for annual seasonal variations in earth rotation rate ).

It also provides for a standardized method of communicating time-based information across time zones by attaching an offset to Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ).

* 1827 – Sir Sandford Fleming, Canadian engineer ; introduced Universal Standard Time ( d. 1915 )

Longitude at a point may be determined by calculating the time difference between that at its location and Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ).

The details are more complex than described here: see the articles on Universal Time and on the equation of time for more details.

This is a prosecution for refusal to be inducted into the armed services, in violation of the provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, 62 Stat. 604,622, 50, U.S.C. App. Aj 462 ( A ).

The child of this problem was Mr. Brown's famous Serial No. 1 Universal Milling Machine, the archtype from which is descended today's universal knee-type milling machine used throughout the world.

According to the Christian doctrine of Universal Reconciliation, the Greek New Testament scriptures use the word " eon " to mean a long period ( perhaps 1000 years ) and the word " eonian " to mean " during a long period "; Thus there was a time before the eons, and the eonian period is finite.

* 1963 – The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá ' í Faith is elected for the first time.

Orthodoxy considers apostolic succession to exist only within the Universal Church, and not through any authority held by individual bishops ; thus, if a bishop ordains someone to serve outside of the ( Orthodox ) Church, the ceremony is ineffectual, and no ordination has taken place regardless of the ritual used or the ordaining prelate's position within the Orthodox Churches.

* They hold that the practice within Independent groups of ordaining women demonstrates an understanding of Priesthood that they vindicate is totally unacceptable to the Catholic and Orthodox churches as they believe that the Universal Church does not possess such authority ; thus, they uphold that any ceremonies performed by these women should be considered being sacramentally invalid.

NATE's currency is the known as the BANC and IRTA's currency is called Universal Currency ( UC ).

Membership in International Organizations: The major organizations in which Colombia is a member include: the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean, Andean Pact, Caribbean Development Bank, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Group of 3, Group of 11, Group of 24, Group of 77, Inter-American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Chamber of Commerce, International Civil Aviation Organization, International Criminal Police Organization, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Labour Organization, International Maritime Organization, International Maritime Satellite Organization, International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), International Olympic Committee, International Organization for Migration, International Organization for Standardization, International Telecommunication Union, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization, International Trade Union Confederation, Latin American Economic System, Latin American Integration Association, Latin Union, Non-Aligned Movement, Organization of American States ( OAS ), Permanent Court of Arbitration, Rio Group, United Nations ( UN ), UN Conference on Trade and Development, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UN Industrial Development Organization, UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, Universal Postal Union, World Confederation of Labour, World Federation of Trade Unions, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Meteorological Organization, World Tourism Organization, and World Trade Organization.

Perhaps the most important example is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights under the UN Charter.

Although a recognition of sainthood by the Pope does not directly concern a fact of divine revelation, it must still be " definitively held " by the faithful as infallible under ( at the very least ) the Universal Magisterium of the Church since it is a truth connected to revelation by historical necessity.

A majority of the DeMille motion picture library now resides with EMKA, Ltd. through the television division of NBC Universal, due to Paramount Pictures ' losing the rights to the DeMille films in 1958 to EMKA, so technically it is Universal Pictures that now oversees a vast part of DeMille's motion picture career as well as its related archival material.

While considered a saint in most other branches of Christianity, Clement's veneration is very limited, although the Universal Catholic Church's cathedral in Dallas is dedicated to him.

A keyboard alternative for Mac OS is to enable Mouse keys in Universal Access.

:" I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father through the Son is worshiped and glorified who spoke by the Prophets and in One, Holy, Universal, and Apostolic church.

Being declared a Covenant-breaker is done by the head of the Faith — which since 1963 refers to the elected nine-member Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Bahá ' ís.

The second season episode, " Steel ," includes a scene at Universal Studios where Face is seen looking bemused as a Cylon walks by him-an in-joke to his previous role in Battlestar Galactica.

The projected union initially aroused great opposition: he did not consult with his father, who had been on vacation in Karlovy Vary and making arrangements to secure the hand of a German princess for his son, or his Prime Minister Dr. Vladan Đorđević, who was visiting the Paris Universal Exhibition at the time of the announcement.

Today, scan the barcode ( usually EAN or Universal Product Code ( UPC )) for each item, retrieve the price from a database, calculate deductions for items on sale ( or, in British retail terminology, " special offer ", " multibuy " or " BOGOF "), calculate the sales tax or VAT, calculate differential rates for preferred customers, actualize inventory, time and date stamp the transaction, record the transaction in detail including each item purchased, record the method of payment, keep totals for each product or type of product sold as well as total sales for specified periods, and do other tasks as well.

( where " the times of observation are in Universal time, not corrected to Newtonian time ", and 0. 0748B represents an irregular fluctuation calculated from lunar observations ).

At the time Fudge was conceived, it was stylish to give role-playing games acronyms for names ( for instance, GURPS and TWERPS ) and originally the usenet design project referred to the game as SLUG, for " Simple Laid-back Universal Game ".

During this time the story was renamed King Kong vs. the Ginko when it was believed that Universal had the rights to the Frankenstein name ( they actually only had the rights to the monster's makeup design ).

TT is distinct from the time scale often used as a basis for civil purposes, Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ).

But Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) ( an atomic-based time scale which is always kept within 0. 9 second of UT1 ) is in common actual use in the UK, and the name GMT is often inaccurately used to refer to it.

Universal Time ( UT ) is a time scale based on the mean solar day, defined to be as uniform as possible despite variations in Earth's rotation.

Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC ) is an atomic time scale designed to approximate Universal Time.

Universal Time ( UT ) is a time scale based on the rotation of the Earth.

* Universal Time, a standard time scale

Among the many things that he developed are self-righting lifeboats, tension-spoke wheels, the " Universal Railway " ( his term for caterpillar tractors ), automatic signals for railway crossings, seat belts, small scale helicopters, and a kind of prototypical internal combustion engine fuelled by gunpowder.

Universal Expositions are also massive in scale, sometimes 300 or 400 hectares in size ( Montreal's Expo 67 was 410 hectares, Osaka's Expo 70 was 330 hectares, Seville's Expo 92 was 215 hectares and Shanghai's Expo 2010 528 hectares ), and Pavilions participating at a Universal Exposition can also be large, sometimes 5, 000 to 10, 000 square metres in size, mini city blocks in themselves and sometimes more than several stories in height.

As a result, transport and other infrastructure at a Universal Exposition is an important concern ( Seville's Universal Exposition of 1992 boasted cable car, monorail, boat, and bus ) and the overall cost for hosting and being represented at a Universal Exposition is quite high, compared to the smaller International / Specialised scale Expositions.

Portofino has inspired a re-creation of the sea side town around the harbour at Tokyo DisneySea in Chiba, Japan, a full scale replication, in authentic detail at the Portofino Bay at Universal Orlando Resort in Orlando, USA, which opened in September 1999.

Universal was worried about having an Asian director on set who had limited command of English on a large scale project.

Despite the obvious atonal influence on the earlier Universal film scores, Benjamin Frankel's 1960 score for The Curse of the Werewolf ( 1960 ) is believed by some to contain the first film theme to be based entirely on Arnold Schoenberg's Twelve-Tone scale.

The most common are the " Sheldon rarity scale " and the " Universal rarity scale "