Sunday, March 2, 2014

Do You Know About the Leap Second? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic

Do You Know About the Leap Second? - Alexis C. Madrigal - The Atlantic: "The mechanics of the leap year are well known: We add a day to February every four years to maintain the synchronization of our earthly calendar with the celestial reality of the Earth's orbit.

Weeelllll, it turns out that a similar phenomenon plays out on a much smaller time scale. Along with the leap year, there is the leap second."



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