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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2038: Leap Second

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 6, 2023 · Episode: 2038 Putting a leap second in an elastic year. Today, we add a second to our lives.

Tags birth of Christ calendars cesium clock Earth's rotation measurement standards tidal friction timekeeping US Naval Observatory

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2038: Leap Second

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 7, 2022 · Episode: 2038 Putting a leap second in an elastic year. Today, we add a second to our lives.

Tags birth of Christ calendars cesium clock Earth's rotation measurement standards tidal friction timekeeping US Naval Observatory

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2528: Weights and Measures

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 20, 2023 · Episode: 2528 le Systeme international d’units, our real standard of units. Today, another look at weights and measures.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2252: Erwin S Ferry

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 20, 2022 · Episode: 2252 Ervin S. Ferry and the persistence of illumination. Today, the persistence of light.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2203: The Chankillo Observatory

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 28, 2022 · Episode: 2203 The Chankillo Observatory, first in the Western Hemisphere. Today, we learn the time of the year.

Tags anthropology calendars Chankillo Observatory fortified temple Incas Native American pre-Incan people solar observation summer winter solstices

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2038: Leap Second

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 7, 2022 · Episode: 2038 Putting a leap second in an elastic year. Today, we add a second to our lives.

Tags birth of Christ calendars cesium clock Earth's rotation measurement standards tidal friction timekeeping US Naval Observatory

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