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    Re: UTC leap second abolition opposed by Royal Astronomical Society
    From: Marcel Tschudin
    Date: 2005 Sep 23, 23:20 +0300

    > 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
    
    
    

       
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