Steve Allen writes: >> For a look at the bad old days, before coordination, see the plot of >> WWV w.r.t. UT2 in figure 1 of http://tf.nist.gov/general/pdf/1681.pdf >> Yes, that's 29 leaps in a span of 3 years.
Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > Yes, things were a lot easier in 1958: Only one satellite, less > than 100 computers world wide and Edward Teller promised us that > atomic bombs would dig another Panama Canal. Atomic bombs? Really? That's your new argument? Not too long for Godwin, now... ...however, if we're now playing "Where's Teller?", try looking in a mirror. Stunningly blind technological suggestions are a tenth Krone a dozen. > Could you elaborate any point you were trying to make, because I > can surely not discern it... Steve's point was clear. Clock adjustments were more frequent in the past; evidence that the CCIR recognized that atomic frequency standards and universal time clocks are two different phenomena. Tom's point was clear. More frequent implies a smaller amplitude; timekeeping devices have improved. The ITU's point is clear: "never" and "infinite amplitude". It is also clear that many of us don't consider this a reasonable way to dig the next Panama Canal of precision timekeeping. Your point is clear. Delay public discussion until the result is moot. Rob _______________________________________________ LEAPSECS mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/leapsecs
