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How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

How tall is time? Well, it's all relative

Atomic clocks are the most precise time-keepers we have. But that doesn't mean they can escape the timey wimey effects of gravity. In this episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl explains how this enables super-accurate clocks to not just measure time, but height as well.

Great Moments In Science · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

April 18, 2023

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Show Notes

Atomic clocks are the most precise time-keepers we have.

But that doesn't mean they can escape the timey wimey effects of gravity. 

In this episode of Great Moments in Science, Dr Karl explains how this enables super-accurate clocks to not just measure time, but height as well.  

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dr karlphysicseinsteinatomic clocksclocktimetimekeepinggravity time dilation