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    1 year ago

    And that’s the way science should be, with more data and better tools, you adjust and make things more accurate. I’m not sure what the efficacy issues are, but it’s my understanding that current UTC leap seconds are put in place to reflect slight variation in the rotation of the earth. It is done in reaction to the earth’s movement, so not something that could be predicted 450 years ago.