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Combien dure une seconde? : la saga des horloges atomiques /
For centuries, time was measured by the apparent movement of the Sun, in other words by the rotation of the planet Earth around itself. A few decades ago, physicists redefined a second through the fundamental properties of atoms. How? Whatever for? This work presents the history of this unit of univ...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Francés Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Les Ulis :
EDP Sciences,
©2003.
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| Colección: | Collection Bulles de sciences.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | For centuries, time was measured by the apparent movement of the Sun, in other words by the rotation of the planet Earth around itself. A few decades ago, physicists redefined a second through the fundamental properties of atoms. How? Whatever for? This work presents the history of this unit of universal time, the second. |
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| Notas: | Trad. de: Splitting the second : the story of atomic time. ©2000. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9782759802128 2759802124 1281728446 9781281728449 9786611728441 6611728449 |