Time Links

[Amy Healey <ahealey@LOY.ORG>]

Here are some links about time which my brother sent to me, after a
discussion of exactly how computer clocks, etc. are set.  Synchronize
your watches, everyone! :)


http://tycho.usno.navy.mil

http://www.niceties.com/time.html (many time links)

NTP is how you get networks of clocks of unknown reliability to
synchronize to a known, reliable time signal.  It is used extensively on
the Internet.

http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/


          leap seconds:

http://www.cstv.to.cnr.it/toi/uk/utctime.html#EROTDLY

International Earth Rotation Service

http://hpiers.obspm.fr/
--
Amy A. Healey, M.S.L.S.
Head Librarian
Loyola Academy Resource Center
1100 Laramie Ave
Wilmette, IL 60091
ahealey@loy.org

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