The BIPM and the Accurate Measurement of Time

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1991, Pages 894-905

  Quinn, Terry J ^a  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCKS, ATOMIC;

COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC TIME;

TIME MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0026191357     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/5.84965     Document Type: Article

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