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Re: F-ckin Leap Seconds, how do they work?


From: Tony Finch <dot () dotat at>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2012 22:40:09 +0100

valdis.kletnieks () vt edu <valdis.kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:

Leap seconds are added for the exact same reason leap days are - the
earth's rotation isn't a clean multiple of the year.

No leap seconds have nothing to do with years.

Tony.
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