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IHT Rendezvous: The 61-Second Minute, But Blink and You'll Miss It

Seattle : WA : USA | Jun 30, 2012 at 7:24 AM PDT
Source: The New York Times
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The world's timekeepers were preparing to adjust their clocks at midnight on Saturday to add an extra second to the day. If there is something slightly unsettling about the concept of a 61-second minute , that is probably because it inserts an element of cosmic uncertainty into the popular notion of... FULL ARTICLE AT The New York Times
 
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