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A Tenth of a Second: A History
A Tenth of a Second A History
Author: Jimena Canales
In the late fifteenth century, clocks acquired minute hands. A century later, second hands appeared. But it wasn?t until the 1850s that instruments could recognize a tenth of a second, and, once they did, the impact on modern science and society was profound. Revealing the history behind this infinitesimal interval, A Tenth of a Second sheds new...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226093192
ISBN-10: 0226093190
Publication Date: 9/15/2011
Pages: 288
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
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