Re: [time-nuts] Future of Time splinter meeting atAmericanAstronomical Society
The proposal is that UTC no longer be tied to the rotation of the Earth. If UTC is decoupled from leap seconds, presumably to make things easier for some activist group, then the rest of us will have to go back to GMT. We inhabit the Earth, not some computer simulation. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Max Robinson Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 4:54 PM I wonder if they are just going to let it drift or keep it in some kind of sync so sunrise won't eventually occur at 1 AM local clock time. - Original Message - From: Daniel Schultz n8...@usa.net Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 5:46 AM I received this notice on the Solar Eclipse mailing list. I am re-posting it here since it seems to be a subject of interest to members of the time-nuts list, at least those who live close to Washington, DC or are willing to travel. Dan Schultz N8FGV * Future of Time at DC AAS meeting The announcement for a AAS splinter meeting on the leap second / UTC issue is appended. We welcome the participation of members of the solar eclipse community who will be attending the AAS meeting or who may be located near Washington, DC. AAS registration is not required to participate. Please forward the announcement to anybody you think might be interested in the future of solar time. Rob Seaman NOAO -- ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
Re: [time-nuts] Future of Time splinter meeting atAmericanAstronomical Society
Hello All, I read some of the material. Some of it makes it sound that the proposal is so earth-shattering and mind-bending that no mere mortal can understand what it means. So, are they talking about basing it off of a physical phenomena, like one of the atomic clocks at NIST or something like that? As Bill above mentions - the notion of day and night still mean something to us earthlings, and even the clocks at NIST should have some type of heavenly body to help with occasional synchronization, correct? I didn't take it as being against leap-seconds either - but maybe I have missed the point or one of the points. One would think irregardless of the method chosen, the occasional correction will be necessary. One has to admit though - that it is interesting. Even in Star Trek stardates were tied to days - which still means tied to a heavenly body. Hmmm. Regards, John W. On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Bill Hawkins b...@iaxs.net wrote: The proposal is that UTC no longer be tied to the rotation of the Earth. If UTC is decoupled from leap seconds, presumably to make things easier for some activist group, then the rest of us will have to go back to GMT. We inhabit the Earth, not some computer simulation. Bill Hawkins -Original Message- From: Max Robinson Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 4:54 PM I wonder if they are just going to let it drift or keep it in some kind of sync so sunrise won't eventually occur at 1 AM local clock time. - Original Message - From: Daniel Schultz n8...@usa.net Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 5:46 AM I received this notice on the Solar Eclipse mailing list. I am re-posting it here since it seems to be a subject of interest to members of the time-nuts list, at least those who live close to Washington, DC or are willing to travel. Dan Schultz N8FGV * Future of Time at DC AAS meeting The announcement for a AAS splinter meeting on the leap second / UTC issue is appended. We welcome the participation of members of the solar eclipse community who will be attending the AAS meeting or who may be located near Washington, DC. AAS registration is not required to participate. Please forward the announcement to anybody you think might be interested in the future of solar time. Rob Seaman NOAO -- ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
[time-nuts] TIME AND SPACE Measuring Instruments from the 15th Century to the 19th Century
Available from my book collection to Time Nuts: TIME AND SPACE Measuring Instruments from the 15th Century to the 19th Century ** Guey, Samuel and Henri Michel http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=Guey%2C+Samuel+and+Henri+Michelcm_sp=det-_-bdp-_-author ** *Published by **Praeger Publishers, 1971* Condition is good. Slight tear of cloth on corner of binding. Book appears to be unread, has some very slight surface mildew on cover and paper edge. Pages are in excellent condition. Many color illustrations. Fascinating history of time pieces and other scientific instruments. $20 shipped media mail lower 48 . Contact me directly with your address. Paypal accepted. -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida jleik...@leikhim.com 407-982-0446 WWW.LEIKHIM.COM ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.