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  • National Physical Laboratory, National Physical Laboratory, 61 seconds in a minute leap second chaos tech companies on alert, Leap second

    61 Seconds in a Minute, ‘Leap second' chaos - Tech companies on alert 30 June 2015

    Today the 30th June 2015, at midnight clocks will pause momentarily as the entire planet gains a bonus second. If you are gazing at the dial on an atomic clock, it will read 23:59:60 before ticking forward to 00.00.00. The...

    Keywords: leap second, Peter Whibberley, 30th June 2015, leap second

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    International Telecommunications Union, ITU, time will stop again on june 30 for a leap second, Leap second

    Time will stop again on June 30 for a leap second 29 June 2015

    Time will stop again on June 30, but there is no need to worry, as it’s only for a nanosecond. Researchers will add a sliver of time-a leap second-to the world's clocks.Just as leap years keep our calendars lined up...

    Keywords: International Telecommunications Union, Leap Second, National Istitute of Standards and Technology, NIST

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