[LEAPSECS] TI incunabula

[Deckers, Michael]

   On 2008-04-08, Steve Allen posted an interesting NY Times article
   of 1882-01-17 on International Time.

   The article states that the Third International Geographical Congress
   (TIGC) of 1881-09 was held in Vienna. This is incorrect: that congress
   convened not in Vienna but in Venice (which arguably is nicer in
   September anyway). See for instance [Derek Howse: "Greenwich Time
   and the Longitude". pages 130..131 in the 1997 edition].

  Michael Deckers