Re: Save the Leap Second

2005-07-11 Thread Gordon Uber
Here are a few articles, not necessarily any which meet your requirements: The future of leap seconds, including link to Meeus's article http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/onlinebib.html Survey article on leap seconds http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/ The Leap Second: Its history and po

Re: Save the Leap Second

2005-07-11 Thread Brian Albinson
Could you either explain in a couple of lines, or direct me to a site which provides an explanation comprehensible to an old engineer, what is the big problem in inserting leap seconds?? Brian Albinson 49.33, 123.06 -

Re: Save the Leap Second

2005-07-11 Thread Frank King
Dear Fer, > Does "another correction for sundials", as Jean Meeus > writes, also means an extra shift in the system > wintertime/summertime?. I suppose that will be up to individual Governments or, in our case, some group in Brussels but it seems almost inevitable. A cumulative drift of up to a

Re: Save the Leap Second

2005-07-11 Thread fer de vries
Does "another correction for sundials", as Jean Meeus writes, also means an extra shift in the system wintertime/summertime?. What is the concequence for our daily live? Because of my interests I agree with Jean Meeus. Keep the leap second, no leap hour. Best wishes, Fer. Fer J. de Vries De

Re: SUNDIALS IN HELSINKI ?

2005-07-11 Thread tony moss
Alain Mory asked > >For a trip in Helsinki during the world championship of athletism, we are >searching interresting sundials in Helsinki or just around the city. > >Does anybody know about that ? While visiting my daughter-in-law and granddaughter in Helsinki I was taken to see a well made br

SUNDIALS IN HELSINKI ?

2005-07-11 Thread dnastro
Hello ! For a trip in Helsinki during the world championship of athletism, we are searching interresting sundials in Helsinki or just around the city. Does anybody know about that ? Many thanks ! Alain MORY WWW.DASYPODIUS.COM 47°56'N 7°02'E -