On Mar 28, 2008, at 10:08 AM, Steve Allen wrote:
It seems unlikely to me that any organization has the standing to assert an unambiguous time scale that is both operational and comprehensive across history.
Indeed. This is a function of Mother Earth. Smash a clock offering a representation of mean solar time. The repaired clock could be reset via observation from first principles. Smash an atomic clock. Then what?
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