[LEAPSECS] Far past and far future

[Rob Seaman]

On May 24, 2011, at 3:58 PM, Steve Allen wrote:


> On Tue 2011-05-24T23:01:35 +0100, Clive D.W. Feather hath writ:

>> What was the length of the day in the time of the dinosaurs?

> 

> If there's a better reference than Williams somebody please say so.

> http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2000/1999RG900016.shtml


The paper itself is available from:

	http://www.eos.ubc.ca/~mjelline/453website/eosc453/E_prints/1999RG900016.pdf

There are a large number of references that would be worth following up.  It would certainly be good to know what's been going on over the past dozen years while this contingent leap second discussion has occurred.

Rob