Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-20 Thread Geoff Powell
In article <008d01c9a78b$6f7374a0$9d83e...@newiw112a268qp>, Rich and Marcia Putz writes >Thanks John, yes I'm real. >The 1978 date is correct, I'm looking for the article to quote. Prior to the >decree, France maintained a roughly twelve and a half minute offset. I always >was struck by this as

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Magnus Danielson > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:11 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Magnus Danielson
Michael Sokolov skrev: > "Lux, James P" wrote: > >> Things get done for funny reasons: After all, the physical size of France is >> why ATM "cells" (packets) are 53 bytes (48 byte payload) instead of either 32 >> byte or 64 byte payloads. > > Huh? Can you please elaborate? I thought the 48 oct

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Magnus Danielson
Lux, James P skrev: >> -Original Message- >> From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com >> [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Louis Oneto >> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:14 AM >> To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement >

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread M. Warner Losh
In message: "Lux, James P" writes: : : > : > Actually, there this paper: : > : > http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/seago.pdf : > : > says that the delta was 9 minutes and 20 seconds (see page : > 10) Historic Universal Time (GMT) in France. : > : > Warner : > : : 9 min 20

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Lux, James P
> > Actually, there this paper: > > http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/seago.pdf > > says that the delta was 9 minutes and 20 seconds (see page > 10) Historic Universal Time (GMT) in France. > > Warner > 9 min 20 sec = 9.333 mins = 0.155 hours = 2.33 degrees of longitude = 2 deg 20 min l

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread M. Warner Losh
and frequency measurement : > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset : > : > BIPM is an _international_ organisation, and apart to be in : > France, has nothing to do (and never had as far as I know) : > with the definition of French legal time. At least no more : > th

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Michael Sokolov > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:56 AM > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset > > "Lux, James

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Michael Sokolov
"Lux, James P" wrote: > Things get done for funny reasons: After all, the physical size of France is > why ATM "cells" (packets) are 53 bytes (48 byte payload) instead of either 32 > byte or 64 byte payloads. Huh? Can you please elaborate? I thought the 48 octets of payload were a compromise b

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Lux, James P
> -Original Message- > From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Jean-Louis Oneto > Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:14 AM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] French Time offs

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Jean-Louis Oneto
" To: "Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement" Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset > > > > On 3/17/09 10:35 PM, "Rich and Marcia Putz" wrote: > >> Thanks John, yes I'm real. >>

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Lux, James P
On 3/17/09 10:35 PM, "Rich and Marcia Putz" wrote: > Thanks John, yes I'm real. > The 1978 date is correct, I'm looking for the article to quote. Prior to the > decree, France maintained a roughly twelve and a half minute offset. I always > was struck by this as the BIPM is located in France,

Re: [time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-18 Thread Jean-Louis Oneto
ot;Rich and Marcia Putz" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 5:35 AM Subject: [time-nuts] French Time offset > Thanks John, yes I'm real. > The 1978 date is correct, I'm looking for the article to quote. Prior to > the decree, France maintained a roughly twelve and a half m

[time-nuts] French Time offset

2009-03-17 Thread Rich and Marcia Putz
Thanks John, yes I'm real. The 1978 date is correct, I'm looking for the article to quote. Prior to the decree, France maintained a roughly twelve and a half minute offset. I always was struck by this as the BIPM is located in France, and has been for many years. Disagreement on the location o