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245 10 a| Time :b| from Earth rotation to atomic physics /c| by Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann.;

260 a| Weinheim :b| Wiley-VCH,c| ℗♭2009.;

300 a| 1 online resource (xxii, 351 pages) :b| illustrations (some color), maps;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

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505 0 a| TIME -- From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; 1: Time: Pre-Twentieth Century; 2: Solar Time; 3: Ephemerides; 4: Variable Earth Rotation; 5: Earth Rotation and Polar Motion; 6: Ephemeris Time; 7: Relativity and Time; 8: Dynamical and Coordinate Time Scales; 9: Clock Developments; 10: Microwave Atomic Clocks; 11: Optical Atomic Standards; 12: Definition and Role of a Second; 13: International Atomic Time (TAI); 14: Coordinated Universal Time; 15: Time in the Solar System; 16: Time and Frequency Transfer; 17: Modern Earth Orientation; 18: International Activities;

520 a| 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 topics as timekeeping aboard satellites and time transfer. Indispensable for high-precision measurements of processes in astrophysics,;

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Time : from Earth rotation to atomic physics / by Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann.

Author/creator	McCarthy, Dennis D.
Other author	Seidelmann, P. Kenneth.
Other author	Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, ℗♭2009.
Description	1 online resource (xxii, 351 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Supplemental Content	Wiley Online Library
Subjects	Time measurements. Time. Earth (Planet)--Rotation.

Contents	TIME -- From Earth Rotation to Atomic Physics; Contents; Preface; Acronyms; 1: Time: Pre-Twentieth Century; 2: Solar Time; 3: Ephemerides; 4: Variable Earth Rotation; 5: Earth Rotation and Polar Motion; 6: Ephemeris Time; 7: Relativity and Time; 8: Dynamical and Coordinate Time Scales; 9: Clock Developments; 10: Microwave Atomic Clocks; 11: Optical Atomic Standards; 12: Definition and Role of a Second; 13: International Atomic Time (TAI); 14: Coordinated Universal Time; 15: Time in the Solar System; 16: Time and Frequency Transfer; 17: Modern Earth Orientation; 18: International Activities
Abstract	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 topics as timekeeping aboard satellites and time transfer. Indispensable for high-precision measurements of processes in astrophysics,
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description	Description based on print version record.
Issued in other form	Print version: McCarthy, Dennis D. Time. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, c2009 9783527407804 3527407804
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9783527627943
ISBN	3527627944
ISBN	9783527627950 (electronic bk.)
ISBN	3527627952 (electronic bk.)
Standard identifier#	10.1002/9783527627943
Stock number	10.1002/9783527627943 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com

Time : from Earth rotation to atomic physics / by Dennis D. McCarthy and P. Kenneth Seidelmann.

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