Splitting The Second: The Story of Atomic Time

by A Jones (Author)

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2000
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Physicists wanted to dispense with astronomical time and define the second in terms of the fundamental properties of atoms. The revolution began in 1955 and was complete by 1967 when the atomic second ousted the astronomical second as the international unit of time. This book tells the story of this revolution.

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Physicists wanted to dispense with astronomical time and define the second in terms of the fundamental properties of atoms. The revolution began in 1955 and was complete by 1967 when the atomic second ousted the astronomical second as the international unit of time. This book tells the story of this revolution.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 199
Edition: 1
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 01 Jan 2000
ISBN 10: 0750306408
ISBN 13: 9780750306409

Splitting The Second: The Story of Atomic Time

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