[LEAPSECS] What's the point?

[Tony Finch]

On Tue, 8 Feb 2011, Rob Seaman wrote:

>

> I'd say that history is pretty quiet on timekeeping issues in general.

> I think very highly of Dava Sobel's "Longitude", but one book does not a

> library make.


There's also "Saving the Daylight" by David Prerau. (The title has varied
a bit.)

Also Calendrical Calculations by Reingold and Dershowitzis tangentially
relevant since it includes models for observational calendars.

Any other recommendations?

Tony.
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