[pasmembers] Re: Leap Second
- From: Terri <starstuff@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: PAS Members ListServ <pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:09:01 -0700
That is interesting news. Thank you Alex.
On Sun, Jun 28, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Alex Vrenios <axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:
"Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been
independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing
down and clocks are not. So every few years, to get everything back in
sync, scientists add a second. They’ve done it 25 times since 1972. The
last time was in 2012.”
- Yahoo News
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