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How to talk to the public about the leap second?

the experience of the IERS central bureau

Wolfgang R. Dick

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.