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Re: no leap second coming in December
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jul 29, 13:37 EDT
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2004 Jul 29, 13:37 EDT
Richard I wrote:
"Intersting posting ... I think the history of science is full of cases in which the detection of phenomena of which we were previously unaware follows someone paying attention to what at first seems a minor detail."
Just so's you know, changes in delta-t might seem like a "minor detail" to us but they are of major significance to geophysicists and they are studied intensively. That doesn't mean changes can be easily explained, but they do pay close attention!
Frank R
[X] Mystic, Connecticut
[ ] Chicago, Illinois
"Intersting posting ... I think the history of science is full of cases in which the detection of phenomena of which we were previously unaware follows someone paying attention to what at first seems a minor detail."
Just so's you know, changes in delta-t might seem like a "minor detail" to us but they are of major significance to geophysicists and they are studied intensively. That doesn't mean changes can be easily explained, but they do pay close attention!
Frank R
[X] Mystic, Connecticut
[ ] Chicago, Illinois
