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I always heard that the main reason for the leap second was that the british didn't want the prime meridian moving away from Greenwich (i.e. it is a weird polit
by salty_biscuits 4y ago
I always heard that the main reason for the leap second was that the british didn't want the prime meridian moving away from Greenwich (i.e. it is a weird political thing).
- revertmean 4y agoThe prime meridian has actually shifted hundreds of feet from the original line already. It's not really where they show you at the observatory any more.
- denton-scratch 4y agoYou heard wrong. And introduction of leap-seconds wouldn't have made a blind bit of difference to the location of the prime meridian.