In message , Rob Seaman writes:
>Poul-Henning ponders:
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>> What is the benefit of leap-seconds to non-astronomers ?
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>Leap-seconds are the means to an end.
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>Civil timekeeping - likely on this or any other planet - has a
>fundamental cadence synchronized to the mean synodic day.
And leapseconds
Poul-Henning ponders:
> What is the benefit of leap-seconds to non-astronomers ?
Leap-seconds are the means to an end.
Civil timekeeping - likely on this or any other planet - has a fundamental
cadence synchronized to the mean synodic day.
It has been hypothesized that our Moon plays a signifi