I. We agree to choose as the prime meridian for cosmic time that meridian near which the civil day of the world commences, namely, the anti-meridian of Rome, Greenwich, or Havre.
II. The cosmic day consists of twenty-four hours, and commences at midnight of the prime meridian.
III. The earth is divided from the initial meridian into twenty-four hour-spaces, counted in a direction contrary to the movement of the earth from 0h. to 24h.
We shall, then, have the following formula: T = t + R, where R represents the difference reckoned from 0h. to 24h. between the local time of the prime meridian and the local time of each point of the globe; T the Cosmic Time and t the local time.
The President. The Chair would ask the Delegate of Spain, Mr. Pastorin, whether he offers his resolution as an amendment to that offered by his colleague, Mr. Ruiz del Arbol.
Mr. Ruiz del Arbol, Delegate of Spain. Mr. Chairman, the amendment last offered is not intended to interfere with my proposition.
The President then put the question to the Conference upon the amendment offered by the Delegate of Spain, Mr. Ruiz del Arbol.
Upon a vote being taken, the amendment was lost.
The President. The question now recurs upon the amendment offered by the Delegate of Spain, Mr. Pastorin. That amendment runs as follows:
"I. We agree to choose as the prime meridian for cosmic time that meridian near which the civil day of the world commences, namely, the anti-meridian of Greenwich or Havre.
"II. The cosmic day consists of twenty-four hours, and commences at midnight of the prime meridian.
"III. The earth is divided from the initial meridian into twenty-four hour spaces, counted in a direction contrary to the movement of the earth.
"We shall, then, have the following formula: F = A + R where R represents the difference reckoned from 0h. to 24h. between the local time of the prime meridian and the local time of each point of the globe; F the cosmic time, and A the local time."