On Tue, 4 Jul 2000, T.& M. Taudin-Chabot wrote: >> Shouldn't we go back >> to sundial time? We never need to add a leap second to our >> watch................. > > > That leap second is only necessary to synchronize our watches with the > sundials isn't it?
Yes, which is to say, it synchronizes our watches to the inconstant rate of the Earth! Dave
