Monthly Archives: July 2013

Possible redefinition of the second

Posted on 2013-07-27 by ronniec

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)

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What did the royal baby really weigh?

Posted on 2013-07-23 by admin

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 →

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