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How to talk to the public about the leap second?
the experience of the IERS central bureau
pp. 277-286
Abstract
Background: Explaining the difference between the slow increase of the length of day (LOD) with time on the one hand and the rather large frequency of leap seconds on the other hand
Publication details
Published in:
Felicitas Arias Elisa, Combrinck Ludwig, Gabor Pavel, Hohenkerk Catherine (2017) The science of time 2016: time in astronomy & society, past, present and future. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 277-286
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-59909-0_32
Full citation:
Dick Wolfgang R. (2017) „How to talk to the public about the leap second?: the experience of the IERS central bureau“, In: E. Felicitas arias, L. Combrinck, P. Gabor & C. Hohenkerk (eds.), The science of time 2016, Dordrecht, Springer, 277–286.