Atomic Time

[philis]

So, should we replace 4 billion years of celestial mechanics with the vibrations of a poxy cesuim atom?

I cant quite get my head round this one, if time was invented to predict the position of the sun in the sky, ie - 12 noon = zenith, then who are we to argue that the sun is wrong and atomic clocks are right?

edit:
As per http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1554...

Edited by philis on Friday 20th January 14:05

[philis]

andy_s said:

it is the French that seem to consistently put the bureaucratic horse before the practicality cart.

Like the sound of that... Just blame the French!