[LEAPSECS] LEAPSECS Digest, Vol 51, Issue 23

[Tony Finch]

On Mon, 7 Feb 2011, Rob Seaman wrote:

> Tony Finch wrote:

>

> > the whole point of universal time is that it's the default timscale

> > for civil use and only specialists should need anything else.

>

> Stephen should add this to the consensus building list.


Does that mean that you agree that its very tight coupling to earth
rotation is a historical artefact rather than a necessary feature?

i.e. "whole point" or "main point"?

Tony (being argumentative).
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