The Long, Painful History of Time (1999)

In 1972 the leap second was created.<p>This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Adding &quot;(1999)&quot; to the title might be appropriate.

Time and place are inseparable, and a lot of confusion about time can be resolved by being more specific about one’s position and velocity.

Some things to notice about this paper:<p>1. It contains no references.<p>2. It is not actually about the long and painful history of time. In fact, it barely touches on history at all.<p>3. Some of the things it says are flat-out wrong. For example, &quot;How long does it take the earth to face the Sun at the same angle? This simple question has a definite and fairly simple scientific answer...&quot; No, it doesn&#x27;t. It&#x27;s not even a constant.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;explainingscience.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;24&#x2F;september-18-the-shortest-day&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;explainingscience.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;24&#x2F;september-18-the-sh...</a><p>4. This is the only work the author ever published (he died in 2009).<p>So... if you read this and wondered why anyone should care, your puzzlement is well-founded.