TY - BOOK AU - Jones,A.W. TI - Splitting the second: the story of atomic time SN - 0750306408 PY - 2000/// CY - Bristol, England, Philadelphia, PA PB - Institute of Physics Pub. KW - Atomic clocks KW - History KW - Time measurements KW - fast KW - Clk:Atomic-Quarz-GPS KW - Global KW - Atomic KW - Electrical precision N1 - 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 ER -