On Tue 2017-11-07T19:16:33+0000 Zefram hath writ:
To not make this change would perpetuate the existing confusion. The way forward is to use the correct terms and to include adequate explanation (in theory.html) to resolve the confusion.
During those intervals the folks who were tasked with providing time for their governments were getting new instructions as often as three times in a calendar year from assemblies of the IAU, CCIR, and URSI. Given that I am holding in my hands the issues of Bulletin Horaire from the relevant period of time, I am continuing to insert references into https://www.ucolick.org/~sla/leapsecs/timescales.html#UTC -- Steve Allen <sla@ucolick.org> WGS-84 (GPS) UCO/Lick Observatory--ISB 260 Natural Sciences II, Room 165 Lat +36.99855 1156 High Street Voice: +1 831 459 3046 Lng -122.06015 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 http://www.ucolick.org/~sla/ Hgt +250 m