The Universal Timekeepers (book excerpt) | Astronomy.com
Date : 2023-09-12
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With this exclusive book excerpt, Astronomy.com offer en opportunity to peer back through the history of the universe, all the way to its first microsecond, with the help of something that’s all around us : the atom.
The article comprises excerpted chapters from The Universal Timekeepers by David Helfand, published by Columbia University Press.
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