Rob Seaman said:
> Note that currently UTC is tied to the location of the prime
> meridian. One interpretation of a floating UTC is a floating
> prime meridian.
Surely the prime meridian is defined by UT[012], not UTC.
> The estimate is that UTC will diverge from UT1 by about 140 seconds over
> the next century. That's two minutes of time, but about 35 minutes of arc.
In which case this must be resisted with all possible force, for it will
put the Prime Meridian through Canvey Island.
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Received on Wed Aug 30 2000 - 21:49:54 PDT