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Brief History of Timekeeping : The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks - Chad Orzel

Brief History of Timekeeping

The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

By: Chad Orzel

eBook | 3 February 2022

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You only need to press the snooze button on your alarm a bit too often to understand the importance of good timekeeping. What you might not know is that the need to tell the time connects you to over five thousand years of human history, from the first solstice markers at Newgrange to quartz crystal oscillating in your watch today. Science underpins time- from orbital motion and axial tilt to the quantum mechanics and relativity theory that gives us our ultra-precise atomic clocks.

Yet time is also socially decided- the Gregorian calendar we use today is a result of complex political negotiations. The ancient Maya used sophisticated astronomical observations to produce a calendar system unlike any other in the world. In his quirky and accessible style, Chad Orzel reveals the wondrous physics that makes time something we can set, measure and know.

About the Author

Chad Orzel is an associate professor at the department of physics and astronomy at Union College. He has written for Forbes, the Daily Mail and Physics World, and has spoken at numerous TED talks. His previous books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. He lives in Niskayuna, New York.
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