Product Description
Filling the need for a book that conveys the current technology as well as the underlying history and physical background, this book tells physicists and engineers how to measure time to the precision required for modern-day use. The authors draw on their longstanding research experience with timekeeping and high-precision measurement to cover the use of satellites in measuring earth movement variation and the influence of the moon, while also dwelling on such topic… More >>
Time: From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics
Tags: atomic physics, current technology, earth movement, earth rotation, physical background, physicists, precision measurement, research experience, satellites, timekeeping
#1 by Gerry 73 on June 29, 2010 - 10:21 pm
This book provides a great overview of the very latest methods of determining time, and a good description of all the modern time scales and an explanation of why they exist. While the book includes a number of equations, those who actually carry out these determinations, or who design atomic clocks, will have to look elsewhere for the nitty-gritty details. Details are also provided for methods used in the 20th century.
A brief overview of pre-20th century methods of keeping time is also provided.
The coverage of calendars is cursory.
Rating: 5 / 5