Paul,
The sequence
2012 June 30, 23h 59m 59s
2012 June 30, 23h 59m 60s
2012 July 1, 0h 0m 0s
will certainly appear in the transmitted sequence, but its middling
term was chosen to call attention to itself precisely because it is
NOT a valid date-time value. It appearance does not legitimate the
notion that 60 is a valid term in a zero-origin cycle modulo 60. The
mathematics of these things has been settled since Gauss.
Do you read German or Latin? If so, I'll be happy to supply the Werke
citations. Or again, you can search them out yourself on line.
Neither should, however, be necessary. (You know very well that only
0 and 1 can appear in a zero-origin modulo(2) sequence.)
John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
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