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Re: UTC leap second abolition opposed by Royal Astronomical Society
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2005 Sep 23, 19:32 -0700
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2005 Sep 23, 19:32 -0700
Or even better, go to the time system included with the original metric system -- 10 hours of 100 minutes of 100 seconds per day? (makes for a second that is about 15% shorter than the current one). Lu Abel Marcel E. Tschudin wrote: >> Today the Royal Astronomical Society took a position on the debate over >> UTC leap seconds: >> >> "In November 2005, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will >> be discussing a proposal to abolish leap seconds. The Royal Astronomical >> Society (RAS) strongly recommends that this proposal should be shelved, >> and that, before any changes are implemented, there should be a broader, >> public debate on the future use of these small adjustments to our annual >> time-keeping." > > > Why not going a bit further and abolish the leap day by redefining the > length of a second ? > > Marcel > >
