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From tick tock to TikTok: how humans keep track of time

08 Aug 2022
Taken from the August 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "As time goes by".

Sharon Ann Holgate reviews A Brief History of Timekeeping: the Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks by Chad Orzel

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Prehistoric clock At Stonehenge, the summer solstice is marked by the sun rising next to the Heel Stone. (Courtesy: iStock/inigofotografia)
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Sharon Ann Holgate is a freelance science writer and broadcaster. Her latest book Nuclear Fusion: the Race to Build a Mini-Sun on Earth (Icon Books) is published on 1 September 2022, www.sharonannholgate.com
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