The Measure of the UniverseBriefly presents the comparative dimensional scale from atoms to the universe for length, area, volume, mass, density, pressure, time, speed, and temperature. |
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... Ladder of Area 72 UPWARD 74 DOWNWARD 90 The Ladder of Volume 94 UPWARD 96 DOWNWARD 112 The Ladder of Mass 116 UPWARD 118 DOWNWARD 158 The Ladder of Density 188 UPWARD 190 DOWNWARD 202 The Ladder of Pressure 216 UPWARD 218 The Ladder of ...
... Ladder of Area 72 UPWARD 74 DOWNWARD 90 The Ladder of Volume 94 UPWARD 96 DOWNWARD 112 The Ladder of Mass 116 UPWARD 118 DOWNWARD 158 The Ladder of Density 188 UPWARD 190 DOWNWARD 202 The Ladder of Pressure 216 UPWARD 218 The Ladder of ...
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... ladder and too little attention on the small numbers at the nearer end of the ladder - the end nearer to ourselves . The alternative is to multiply each number by some particular figure to get the next number . This would be a ...
... ladder and too little attention on the small numbers at the nearer end of the ladder - the end nearer to ourselves . The alternative is to multiply each number by some particular figure to get the next number . This would be a ...
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... ladder of volume , we will encounter things we came across as we ascended the ladder of length . If , however , we picture volumes always as hollow spheres , with centers located at the center of some astronomical body , we will get a ...
... ladder of volume , we will encounter things we came across as we ascended the ladder of length . If , however , we picture volumes always as hollow spheres , with centers located at the center of some astronomical body , we will get a ...
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000 atmospheres 000 cubic metres 000 exametres 000 exatonnes 000 kilograms 000 pascals 000 seconds 000 square metres Alpha Centauri animals asteroid astronomical attograms average cells Celsius centimetres comets cubic metres daltons decimetres degrees Celsius dekametre density diameter distance Earth Earth's surface eons equal exametres fastest galaxies gametres gigametres gigapascals grams half-life hectograms height helium human Jupiter kelvin kg/L kilograms per litre kilometres per hour kilometres per second kilopascals kilotonnes ladder larger largest length light will travel liquid mass-level mass-range massive measure megametres per second metres per second metric system micrometres millimetres molecules Moon move nanometres nearly neutron nucleus object orbit orders of magnitude ordinary ounces parsecs particles petametres picometres planet prefix pressure proton range reach satellites Saturn smaller smallest Solar system speed sphere square kilometres square megametres square metres stars STEP surface area temperature terametres total mass troy unit visible volume waves