The Measurement of Time
Contributors: Stephen Lyle (Translator)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780521003971
Subjects: Atomic & molecular physics; Chemical physics; Horology; Science; Astronomy - General; Science/Mathematics; Almanacs; Physics; Reference / Almanacs; Science / Physics; Science : Physics; Atomic clocks; Time measurements
First sentence: The use of atomic properties for time measurement was born in 1955 when the first caesium beam frequency standard began regular operation in the United Kingdom.