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Re: leap seconds a navigational hazard, says expert
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2003 Aug 9, 13:50 -0600
From: Richard M Pisko
Date: 2003 Aug 9, 13:50 -0600
On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 09:29:56 -0700, Brooke Clarke wrote: >There's another problem for me and that's Sundials. There are many >dials that are accurate to 15 seconds and changing to a new time format >where the time no longer matches the Earth's rotation will make them >obsolete. > A spot of light in a room? A fixed mirror onto a shaded wall? Please tell me more. And how do you correct for the daily changes? -- Richard ...
