Jul 24, 2014
Inside an AtomIc Clock
Inside an AtomIc Clock
Measuring time using the Earth’s rotation was always an imprecise business – now we do it using the ‘tick’ of an atom (the atomIc clock)!
atomIc clock
Atomic clocks provide timing that is so precise they would lose or gain just one second in 300 million years. It’s safe to say you could set your watch by them.
Knowing the time with such precision is vital to the modern way of life. Atomic clocksa…
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