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How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?
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Author and former winner of the Royal Society Trivedi book prize.
Associate Professor at Oxford University.
Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Bath.
Author of the book 'Hidden Guests'.
Principal Scientist at the National Physics Laboratory.
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