[LEAPSECS] UTC is dispredictable

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <8715EE86-AFAE-4FA6-9DD3-CEB9B3BBDD23 at batten.eu.org>, Ian Batten wri
tes:


>Do Galileo and Glonass use a timescale compatible with GPS, or

>something else?  If you told me Galileo divided the day into 100K

>parts and used a meridian that passed through Strasbourg I wouldn't

>be _totally_ surprised, but I'm assuming that some sort of reason

>prevailed...


They each use their own timescale.

I wouldn't be surprised either, but I would be even more surprised
if Galileo had any relevance in the next 10-20 years.

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