[LEAPSECS] Michael, brother of Jerry - a parable of timekeeping

[Peter Vince]

On Fri Oct 24  5:31 , Rob Seaman <seaman at noao.edu> sent:


> From Jack London, a question:  "Why did you sail with only one  

>chronometer?"

>

>	http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/25.41.html#subj10

>

>If two chronometers are "no better than one", why are three better  

>than two?

>

>Rob Seaman

>National Optical Astronomy Observatory

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