Aug. 28, 2013
5:40 p.m.
On 08/28/13 09:55, Stephen Colebourne wrote:
the database de facto defines what time was around the world pre-1970
It absolutely does not do that. For the vast majority of pre-1970 history, the tz database's time stamps are simply incorrect. Any attempt to pass the tz database off as the definition of time before 1970 should be unacceptable to anybody who cares about the facts. (And that includes astrologers. :-)