Go to the previous , next section. ... Define the plot device you want to use with the device command. ... Declare the data file with the data command, see section How should I get data into SM? , or you could see section 'Data' in The SM Manual . ... If you want to plot points, you should first define the point style with the ptype command. ptype allows you to define the point as a type of polygon, with any number of sides, and 4 basic forms (see section 'Ptype' in The SM Manual ). ...

metrologia The leap second: its history and possible future R. A. Nelson, D. D. McCarthy , S. Malys, J. Levine, B. Guinot, H. F. Fliegel , R. L. Beard and T. R. Bartholome w Abstract. This paper reviews the theoretica l motivatio n for the leap second in the context of the historica l evolutio n of time measurement . Th e periodic insertio n of a leap second step into th e scale of Coordinate d Universal Time (UTC) necessitates frequent changes in comple x timekeepin g systems an d is currentl y th e