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Is Time Running Out for the Leap Second?

The New York Times – Business:

To the world’s timekeepers, the leap second is a kludge, a bane, a pain in the little hand. Now they’re proposing to ditch it. Will our days ever be the same?

Alanna Mitchell
Author: Alanna Mitchell

This post first appeared in The New York Times – Business. Read the original article.

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Daylight Saving Time, Earth, Global Positioning System, International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Leap Year, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Navigation, Telephones and Telecommunications, Time, Watches and Clocks
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