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Asgara
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Message 26 of 42 (48944)
08-06-2003 1:43 PM
Reply to: Message 25 by joshua221
08-06-2003 12:36 PM


Re: Leap seconds
Hi prophesyexclaimed,
The leap second is simply an attempt to reconcile the atomic clock with the actual rotation of the Earth. The Earth's rotation is not constant but it is not rotating faster by a second every year. If anything the rotation is slowing due to a braking action of the tides, and it is by no means slowing by a second a year. The International Committee of Weights and Measures and the International Earth Rotation Service are two of the organizations that decide on the insertion of a leap second.
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html
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Asgara
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