[LEAPSECS] Consensus building?

[Daniel R. Tobias]

On 2 Feb 2011 at 8:32, Gerard Ashton wrote:


> - the SI second is part of a coherent system of units and redefinition 

> of the second would

>    disturb the definition of most other units


You could have multiple types of seconds, like you have troy and 
avoirdupois ounces, and U.S. and imperial gallons.

NASA is already using a Martian second, based on subdividing the 
solar day of Mars, that is a different length from the SI or Earth 
rotation seconds.


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