Before revision: Japanese scientists, who had extensive records of tsunamis dating back to 684 A.D. , read the report, and told Atwater they knew the date , and even the precise time: January 26, 1700 , 9:00 P.M .
After revision: Japanese scientists, who had extensive records of tsunamis dating back to 684 AD , read the report, and told Atwater thatthey knew the date at and even the precise time: January 26, 1700 , 9:00 p.m .