A Tenth of a Second : A History /
In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. But it wasn't until the 1850s that instruments could recognize a tenth of a second, and, once they did, the impact on modern science and society was profound. Revealing the history behind this i...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | Canales, Jimena (Autor) |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2010]
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Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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