Tom Van Baak scripsit:
> In fact, leap seconds are simply due to the earth
> being slow. How it got to be "slow" and whether
> it is "slowing" are another issue.
Let me see if I have this right:
1) We have leap seconds because the Earth rotates more slowly
than once every 86,400 SI seconds.
2) Leap seconds will become more frequent in the future because
the Earth is decelerating.
3) Leap seconds occur irregularly because the Earth's deceleration
is not constant and in fact changes unpredictably.
Right?
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Received on Fri Aug 04 2006 - 08:52:48 PDT