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Monthly Archives: July 2013
Possible redefinition of the second
A few days ago, a news story appeared about the possible redefinition of the second. The BBC reported that scientists have invented a clock that loses just one second in 300 million years. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Science, Technical
Tagged accuracy, accurate, atomic clock, caesium, clock, lattice, measurement units, redefinition, second, SI
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What did the royal baby really weigh?
One of the most infuriating practices of the British media is to translate the proper medical data recorded by the hospital (in kilograms, naturally) into the obsolete units that were once used by our grandparents or great-grandparents. Thus, our future … Continue reading
Posted in General, Health, Media, Science
Tagged baby, medical weighing, metric, Royal, Royal baby
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