Splitting the Second : The Story of Atomic Time

By Tony Jones

Until the 1950s timekeeping was based on the apparent motion of the Sun that in turn reflected the rotation of the Earth on its axis. But the Earth does not turn smoothly. By the 1940s it was clear... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750306408
• ISBN13: 9780750306409
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 199 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"