Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

In the twenty-first century, we take the means to measure time for granted, without contemplating the sophisticated concepts on which our time scales are based. This volume presents the evolution of concepts of time and methods of time keeping up to the present day. It outlines the progression of time based on sundials, water clocks, and the Earth's rotation, to time measurement using pendulum clocks, quartz crystal clocks, and atomic frequency standards. Time scales created as a result of these improvements in technology and the development of general and special relativity are explained. This second edition has been updated throughout to describe twentieth- and twenty-first-century advances and discusses the redefinition of SI units and the future of UTC. A new chapter on time and cosmology has been added. This broad-ranging reference benefits a diverse readership, including historians, scientists, engineers, educators, and it is accessible to general readers.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2018
Authors:	Dennis D. McCarthy • P.Kenneth Seidelmann
Dimensions:	253 x 178 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-107-19728-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Observatories, equipment & methods Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Atomic & molecular physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS) Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing Promotions
LSN:	1-107-19728-7
Barcode:	9781107197282

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