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Leap Second

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You may no the meaning of "leap year," but has you herd of the leap second. In paris, a special groop of experts tracks the rotation of Earth from day to day. On December 31 each year, they may chose to add or subtract a second from clock time. It is necessary to add a leap second nearly onse a year on that day or june 30. All leap seconds since the first in 1972 have been aded to clock time. Subtractions are unlikely, but they are possible.

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You may know the meaning of "leap year," but have you heard of the leap second? In Paris, a special group of experts tracks the rotation of Earth from day to day. On December 31 each year, they may choose to add or subtract a second from clock time. It is necessary to add a leap second nearly once a year on that day or June 30. All leap seconds since the first in 1972 have been added to clock time. Subtractions are unlikely, but they are possible.

 

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