Leap Second

LEAP SECOND: Adding A Second On For 2009

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER and JAMEY KEATEN | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home


AT THE GREENWICH PRIME MERIDIAN, England — Just a second, 2009. It's going to take a little longer to say goodbye to the worst economic year sin...

'Leap Second' Will Correct The Clocks On December 31st

LiveScience.com | Andrea Thompson | Posted 01.08.2009 | Style

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On Dec. 31 this year, your day will be just a second longer. Like the more well-known time adjustment, the leap year, a "leap second" is tacked on to...