F-ckin Leap Seconds, how do they work?
Peter Lothberg
roll at Stupi.SE
Thu Jul 5 16:55:50 UTC 2012
> > Leap seconds are to align the artificial and very stable atomic timescale
> > with the irregular and slowing rotation of the earth.
>
> You are assuming facts not in evidence. The rotation is merely irregular w=
> ithin the capabilities of our scheme of measurement, calculation, and obser=
> vation. Once upon a time eclipses of the sun and moon were "random magic",=
> before the mechanism was understood. So to the periodic cycles of the rot=
> ation of the earth about its axis, the planet about the sun, etc., are view=
> ed as "magical". This is not due to magic, but rather limitations of under=
> standing.
Earth is 10e-8 in frequency, a nanosecond a day is kindof 10e-14 on
frequency.
Tom has done the work to document it..
http://www.leapsecond.com/museum/earth/
--Peter
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