The 50th Anniversary of the Atomic Second.

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control

Published: June 2018

This paper gives a brief account of the history of time standards and timekeeping beginning with John Harrison's seagoing clocks for navigation up to today's optical frequency standards and prospects for the future definition of the second.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TUFFC.2018.2823591DOI Listing

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