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.

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Atomic clocks--History.
Time measurements.
Atomic clocks.
Time measurements.

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History.