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Tuesday, December 30, 2008

History of the Long Year

by Bill Petro on December 30, 2008 · 1 comment

in Science

HISTORY OF THE LONG YEAR

If it seemed like a longer year than usual, that’s because it is, by a second. The scientists who control the settings on the official clocks around the world will be adding a "leap second at 11:59:59 PM GMT on New Year’s Eve, December 31.
Why? This is to justify [...]

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