On Fri 2011/02/11 15:42:41 -0000, Tony Finch wrote in a message to: Leap Second Discussion List <leapsecs@leapsecond.com>
>> >Also, the "quadratic catastrophe" argument is usually used in support of >> >UTC. >> >> Really? Can you provide references for that. > >See for example >http://six.pairlist.net/pipermail/leapsecs/2011-January/002124.html >where Rob Seaman wrote "Civil timekeeping is cumulative. Tiny mistakes >posing the problem will result in large and growing permanent errors." You'd have to be a lawyer to be able to interpret that as an argument for the "quadratic catastrophe" supporting UTC. Regards, Mark Calabretta _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
