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LZT [2 records]

Record 1 2008-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Chronology
  • Mathematical Geography
CONT

If the Local Zone Time (LZT) is 0600 at longitude 119 degree E and the date is 12 December, the time and date at Greenwich, England will be 2200H, 11 December.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chronologie
  • Géographie mathématique
DEF

Temps correspondant au fuseau horaire du lieu et ayant comme référence le temps civil de Greenwich.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
OBS

The Large Zenith Telescope project began in 1994, as a collaboration between scientists at UBC, Laval University and the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. The aim was to develop a zenith-pointing telescope employing a rotating liquid-metal primary mirror of at least 5-meters diameter, with which to conduct astronomical surveys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
OBS

La première lumière d'un des grands télescopes terrestres aura lieu au début mars [2003], à Maple Ridge, en Colombie-Britannique. Nommé Large Zenith Telescope (LZT) [...] son miroir primaire fait 6 mètres de diamètre [...] contrairement aux télescopes conventionnels dont le miroir est fait de verre, le LZT a un miroir fait de liquide réfléchissant, du mercure plus précisément.

Spanish

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