On Mon, 20 Sep 2010, Robert Seaman wrote: > > To say that "leap seconds were devised to keep the UTC time scale in > close alignment with earth time making UTC useful for celestial > navigation" is to suggest two unsupported assertions. First that no > other requirements for "earth time" exist, and second that UTC is > responsive only to the evolving needs of those who used to have a > requirement for celestial navigation.
Are there any requirements for mean solar time other than astronomy and celectial navigation? Tony. -- f.anthony.n.finch <d...@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ HUMBER THAMES DOVER WIGHT PORTLAND: NORTH BACKING WEST OR NORTHWEST, 5 TO 7, DECREASING 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 LATER IN HUMBER AND THAMES. MODERATE OR ROUGH. RAIN THEN FAIR. GOOD. _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list LEAPSECS@leapsecond.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
