Rob Seaman wrote: > If it doesn't function as Universal Time it should not be referred > to as a type of Universal Time.
Indeed. One need not deeply care for leap seconds to recognize the endless potential for pain in messing up nomenclature and terminology, especially in science. This was made quite clear by the ISO Technical Committee 37 in http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/ISOTC37toITURA.pdf --N _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
