From Shakespeare's, Henry the IV.
A sketch of a "time piece" reported to be over 6000 years old. By international agreement 1 second is the precise interval it takes for an atom of the element cesium to make 9,192,631,770 vibrations.

For friends, family and fun. Plus the stories of Punta Bete and Xcalacoco 1997 till present. And selected "On Belay campfire confessions" collected from 1991 till 2005.
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Interesting tidbit, bet you didn't know one of the claims to fame for my company is that we make cesium clocks!...dwh..
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