Seasonal Daylight Saving Time in UK: A long-standing, successful record with few reasons to change
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José María Martín-Olalla
Facultad de Física, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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José María Martín-Olalla, Facultad de Física, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
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Facultade de Física, Departamento de Física Aplicada and iMATUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing, Methodology, Writing - original draft
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José María Martín-Olalla
Facultad de Física, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain
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José María Martín-Olalla, Facultad de Física, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.
Email: [email protected]
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - original draft, Methodology, Writing - review & editing
Search for more papers by this authorJorge Mira
Facultade de Física, Departamento de Física Aplicada and iMATUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Contribution: Conceptualization, Writing - review & editing, Methodology, Writing - original draft
Search for more papers by this authorA letter response to the British Sleep Society position statement endorsing permanent winter time in the UK. We review human activity in the UK and the continued record of clocks regulations in this country since 1916.
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