Erschienen:
Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY, USA; Port Melbourne, Australia; New Delhi, India; Singapore: Cambridge University Press, 2018
Ausgabe:
Second edition
Enthält:
Time before the 20th century
Time from the Earth's rotation
Ephemerides
Variable earth rotation
Earth orientation
Ephemeris time
Relativity and time
Time and cosmology
Dynamical and coordinate timescales
Clock developments
Microwave atomic clocks
Optical atomic standards
Definition and role of a second
International atomic time (TAI)
Coordinated universal time (UTC)
Time in the solar system
Time and frequency transfer
Modern earth orientation
International activities
Time applications
Future of timekeeping
Umfang:
xvi, 386 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme; 26 cm
Beschreibung:
Time-pre 20th century -- Solar time -- Ephemerides -- Variable earth rotation -- Earth orientation -- Ephemeris time -- Relativity and time -- Time and cosmology -- Dynamical and coordinate time scales -- Clock developments -- Microwave atomic clocks -- Optical atomic standards -- Definition and role of a second -- International atomic time (TAI) -- Coordinated universal time (UTC) -- Time in the solar system -- Time and frequency transfer -- Modern earth orientation -- International activities -- Time applications -- Future of time keeping
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and index