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Saving on the sunlight
William Willett [ ] at the turn of the century in London. Without him the world might never [ ] daylight saving summer and winter time. Once, in 1905 he observed how many curtains remained [ ] against the summer sunlight early in the morning. He asked himself why not [ ] the clocks forward before each summer began.Ancient civilizations also [ ] winter days to save on the sunlight. A Roman hour [ ] 44 minutes during winter, but 75 minutes in summer. King Edward VII in 1901 put the clock back 30 minutes at his estate Sandringham so he could hunt for [ ].
By 1907 William Willett already [ ] a pamphlet "Waste of Daylight" defending the need to give people more opportunities and [ ]lighting costs. During the World War I Britain [ ] desperately short of coal plus thousands of miners [ ] for military service. Longer days [ ] less need for coal. By the new British law, summer time [ ] one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Nowadays, daylight saving time [ ] in many countries. However, it [ ] elsewhere.