Extra Second to be Added to 2005
An extra second will be added to 2005 to make up for the slowing down of the Earth’s rotation. The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service in Paris keeps track of time by measuring the Earth’s rotation, which varies, and by an atomic clock, which is unwavering. When a difference in the two clocks shows up, the IERS adds or subtracts a second to the year.
On Dec. 31, the clock will read like this as it leads into Jan. 1, 2006: 23h 59m 59s … 23h 59m 60s … 00h 00m 00s. Normally, the seconds would roll from 59 directly to 00.
Always on time
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