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Question
What are the main characteristics of local time?
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Solution
Characteristics :
- Every meridian has a different local time.
- The places on the same meridian have the same local time.
- The Eastern places will be ahead of Western places for local time.
- The sundial was a simple and old method to determine local time.
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