On Aug 30, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Brian Garrett wrote:
Since it was the time-of-day recording (or speaking clock as they
say Across The Pond) that got me interested in precise timekeeping
at the age of ten, it's with a bit of nostalgia that I recognize
their obsolescence in this day of radio-controlled watches and CDMA-
synced cell phones. The fascination with the idea that there *is*
a correct time, and that it's someone's job to make sure people
know what it is, is something that has never entirely left me.
Well said!
I'll take issue with the "idea that there *is* a correct time",
however. There are many correct times. That's the whole problem.
But such clocks certainly addressed the null hypothesis by
demonstrating that there are even more incorrect ones :-)
Rob Seaman
NOAO
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