Wednesday, March 26, 2008

A Sense of Scale


How do we get a sense of how big or small something is?





Find some excellent web resources here:

Scale at LIM Resources Wiki

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Posted by Jim Burke at 12:21 PM
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  1. NicoleMarch 26, 2008 at 5:08 PM

    Have you heard of the powers of ten? It's a book, movie, and now a web site (though the movie is way better): http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

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  2. Jim BurkeMarch 26, 2008 at 5:50 PM

    Thanks, Nicole. I think I've seen the book . . . but not the movie. Guess I'd better check it out!

    Jim

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