Splitting the second : the story of atomic time /
Jones, A. W.
Splitting the second : the story of atomic time / Tony Jones. - [1st edition]. - x, 199 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes index.
Astronomers' time -- Physicists' time -- Atomic time -- World time -- The leap second -- Time transfer -- Uses of accurate time -- The future of time -- Appendix: Timekeeping organizations.
0750306408 9780750306409
00040710
Atomic clocks--History.
Time measurements.
Atomic clocks.
Time measurements.
Clk:Atomic-Quarz-GPS Global Atomic Electrical precision
History.
Splitting the second : the story of atomic time / Tony Jones. - [1st edition]. - x, 199 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Includes index.
Astronomers' time -- Physicists' time -- Atomic time -- World time -- The leap second -- Time transfer -- Uses of accurate time -- The future of time -- Appendix: Timekeeping organizations.
0750306408 9780750306409
00040710
Atomic clocks--History.
Time measurements.
Atomic clocks.
Time measurements.
Clk:Atomic-Quarz-GPS Global Atomic Electrical precision
History.