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One more second

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Every now and then, an extra second is added to an earthly year — a cause for trouble and debate, as Felicitas Arias has been witnessing.

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  1. Felicitas Arias is at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Pavillon de Breteuil, 92310 Sèvres, France,

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Arias, F. One more second. Nature Phys 12, 1178 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3975

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