Re: Viewing space station from ground...not

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From: Matthew T. Russotto
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 13:15

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In article <B713656C9668233951@ppp0b012.std.com>,
Will Simmons <wsimmons@world.std.com> wrote:
}In article <3AE59064.E7BE1599@mindspring.com>,
}John Beaderstadt <beady@mindspring.com> wrote:
}
}[SNIP]
}> There's a
}>variable and irregular two to four minute discrepancy between the atomic
}>clock(s)
}>and the time as supplied by the phone company.
}
}Agreed, as I just discovered upon checking  my phone company against the
}Naval Clock. But why ? Is it just the difficulty of starting (and stopping)

Wasn't always true.  Whichever arm of the phone company serves
Gaithersburg used to have it down to the second (I checked them the
day after a leap-second once)
-- 
Matthew T. Russotto                                russotto@pond.com
"Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in pursuit
of justice is no virtue."

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