"Science News" for June 24, 2006 (yes, I'm behind on some reading) has a letters column devoted to their article, "To Leap or Not to Leap" in the 22 April issue.
Michael Zachary of Phoenix says he wouldn't mind accumulating 3600 leap seconds before changing because that's a time zone. Dave Heiden of Stratford, Conn, suggests that computers can have an algorithm to compute UTC from atomic time, starting at the new millennium. Frederic Fallon of Bowie, MD, suggests readjusting the definition of atomic time so that there would be as many leaps ahead as back. Dennis McCarthy of USNO said that the definition was too embedded in the definition of physical standards to change. Besides, there are more leaps back as the Earth slows down. Just thought you'd like to know... Bill Hawkins _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
