Atomic Time

Author : Jonathan P. Binstock
Publisher : Corcoran Gallery Of Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Atomic Time written by Jonathan P. Binstock and published by Corcoran Gallery Of Art. This book was released on 2003 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by Jonathan P. Binstock. Essays by Milena Kalinovska, Barbara London and Howard Morland Foreword by Jacquelyn Days Serwer.

Author : Martin Jenkins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406323733
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Time Book written by Martin Jenkins and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is time? When did we first use it? Does it always work? How do animals tell time? A fun and fascinating look at time from the first calendars and clocks to the digital watches and precise time-keeping methods of today.

Author : A Jones
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420033492
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Splitting The Second written by A Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 that the length of the day fluctuated unpredictably and with it the length of the second. Astronomers wanted to redefine the second in terms of the moti

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The NIST Atomic Clock written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James Jespersen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486409139
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Sundials to Atomic Clocks written by James Jespersen and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear and accessible introduction to the concept of time examines measurement, historic timekeeping methods, uses of time information, role of time in science and technology, and much more. Over 300 illustrations.

Author : Dennis D. McCarthy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107197287
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics written by Dennis D. McCarthy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This accessible reference presents the evolution of concepts of time and methods of time keeping, for historians, scientists, engineers, and educators. The second edition has been updated throughout to describe twentieth- and twenty-first-century advances, progress in devices, time and cosmology, the redefinition of SI units, and the future of UTC.

Author : Claude Audoin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521003971
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Measurement of Time written by Claude Audoin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-09-06 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique insight into the measurement of time and its applications, at an introductory level.

Author : Tony Jones
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780750306409
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Splitting The Second written by Tony Jones and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 that the length of the day fluctuated unpredictably and with it the length of the second. Astronomers wanted to redefine the second in terms of the motions of the Moon and the planets. Physicists wanted to dispense with astronomical time altogether and define the second in terms of the fundamental properties of atoms. The physicists won. The revolution began in June 1955 with the operation of the first successful atomic clock and was complete by October 1967 when the atomic second ousted the astronomical second as the international unit of time. Splitting the Second: The Story of Atomic Time presents the story of this revolution, explaining how atomic clocks work, how more than 200 of them are used to form the world's time, and why we need leap seconds. The book illustrates how accurate time is distributed around the world and what it is used for. It concludes with a look at the future of timekeeping.

Author : Fouad G. Major
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475729235
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quantum Beat written by Fouad G. Major and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work reviews the principles underlying quantum-based atomic clocks, with introductory chapters placing them in context with the development of mechanical clocks and electronic quartz-controlled clocks. The book details design principles of the rubidium, cesium, hydrogen maser, and mercury ion standards; changes enabled by the advent of the laser; and the time-based global navigation systems, Loran-C and the Global Positioning System. The new edition includes such recent developments as clocks based on quantum resonance at optical frequency in individual ions confined in miniature electromagnetic traps. The Quantum Beat explores the subject with a minimum of mathematical formalism.

Author : G M Saxena
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813279508
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rubidium Atomic Clock: The Workhorse Of Satellite Navigation written by G M Saxena and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rubidium atomic clock (Rb) is the workhorse of the satellite navigation systems of which GPS is now a household name. With just the tap of a few keys, drivers and navigators all over the world are able to reach their destination effortlessly with high precision. People are now curious to know what makes this possible. Hence, the need to explain in simplistic terms the Rb atomic clocks that are onboard these satellite navigation systems because no good satellite navigation system is possible without such clocks.But why only Rb atomic clocks when far better and exotic atomic clocks are available? The reasons are as simple as that they are slim, low in weight, easy to build inexpensively. They are also used in numerous military applications such as secure communications, electronic warfare, command and control, telemetry and navigation. Besides, they are used in the measurements of the variation in fine-structure constant, test of relativity, precise spectroscopy and scientific research.This book details the history of time keeping and the chronological development of the Rb atomic clocks, with special focus on the physics Package that accounts for the actual performance of the clock. Researchers and industrialists will find that producing such clocks is relatively simple and inexpensive.