Re: [LEAPSECS] leap seconds in video art

From: Steve Allen <sla_at_UCOLICK.ORG>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 20:04:34 -0700

On Tue 2006-08-01T14:05:13 -0700, Brian Garrett hath writ:
> Interesting video, though most of the mini-lectures did imply that leap
> seconds compensate for secular deceleration of the earth rather than
> seasonally accumulated differences between UTC and UT1. Then again, anyone
> likely to watch this video will probably already understand the difference.

Having seen the way Daniel Gambis ended his presentation by donning
his hat, I can only wish that I had ended mine by donning some very
dark sunglasses.

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