GMT time may be replaced

The world's leading scientists are meeting in the UK to consider the possibility of replacing GMT by other timers.

About 50 experts discuss proposals for GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, short for 'Greenwich Mean Time ' ) on November 3 and 4 at a house in northwest London. sponsored by the Royal Society of England, a prestigious scientific organization in the world , reported by AFP .

The International Bureau of Metrology and Measurement (BIPM) in France proposes to replace the GMT by a new way of timing based on the rotation of the globe and the atomic clock.

Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London City.

GMT is the sun hour at the British Royal Royal Observatory. By convention, this observatory is located on the meridian 0 or the root meridian. More than 120 years GMT is an international standard for measuring time.

In theory, at noon in GMT, if we look at the Royal Observatory of Greenwich, we will see the sun in the original meridian.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will meet in Geneva, the capital of Switzerland, in January 2012 to vote on giving up GMT, despite opposition from Britain.

The British Science Minister, David Willetts, objected to the proposal instead of GMT. He said that this was not only a scientific controversy, but also touched national pride.

"The view of England is that we should keep the timing of rotation based on the rotation of the earth, not the atomic clocks," Willets said.

Observers say British national pride may be compromised if GMT becomes part of history.

'We understand that England will feel lost if GMT is replaced,' said Elisa Felicitas Arias, director of the Time Division of the International Bureau of Quantities and Measures (BIPM) in France. BIPM has proposed replacing GMT.

China also opposes GMT replacement because Chinese astronomers want to calculate the time according to the rotation of the earth.