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Simon Cocking @ Irish Tech News · 02/29/2024 03:10 EDT

The science of leap day – how it works and why we do it

An interesting guest post from the University of Arizona team. Accurate timekeeping has always been a human necessity, from early civilizations knowing when to plant crops to today’s employees knowing when to hold a meeting (or not). One of the tools that helps us in this endeavor is the calendar – and the quirky adjustment […]

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