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Under whose leadership International Date Line was drawn?

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Professor Davidson
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Professor James
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Professor Clark
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All of above
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The correct option is A Professor Davidson
As earth is spherical in shape, every place has a place to its east, then at what location to the east does the day start on the earth? To get an answer to many question like this, representative of many nations got together, under the leadership of American professor Davidson in the year 1884 and decided on the International Date Line.

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