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To correct differences between the rotation of the earth and atomic clocks, sine 1972, "leap seconds" have been added.
The International Telecommunications Union has proposed that the "leap second" is abolished - this will de-couple timekeeping from the earth's rotation, and from the position of the sun. Instead, they propose a leap-hour ever 600 years.
More on this story: Times Online and Daily Mail
If the plan goes ahead
We won't be able to tell the time from the position of the sun and the stars
- Sundials and nautical measuring equipment will be come inaccurate
- Astronomers will have to change their measurements
- GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) will be replaced with UTC (Universal time)
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