Re: [LEAPSECS] Parting the Red Sea

2010-11-03 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message , Rob Seaman writes: >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. And leapseconds

[LEAPSECS] Parting the Red Sea

2010-11-02 Thread Rob Seaman
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