: About Me

The earliest records of the Celendrical (international) date line, the point upon the Earth where today inextricably becomes tomorrow, are found in the bemused writings of perplexed explorers from the 16th century. An expedition led by Magellan arrived in the Cape Verde islands on, to them, a Wednesday, only to find that on the islands, it was Thursday. Similarly, an expedition led by Drake around the world, arrived home on what they considered to be Sunday, to find that it was in fact Monday in Britain! To unravel this conundrum, we must first consider the nature of time and what it is th...