Powers of 10


 

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 Code Number :   1A60.10  

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Reprinted by permission of Dick Berg, University of Maryland, for use on this website.

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Condition :   Good
Principle :   Powers of 10  
Area of Study :  Mechanics  
Equipment :   Film Loops, 16mm Film, Video Tape (VHS), Textbook, 
Procedure :   The film is available in old (9min) and new (9 min) versions.

Video tapes that we have that are similar to this are "Cosmic Voyage" by Smithsonian Institutions National Air and Space Museum and the Motorola Foundation (35 min) and "A Sense of Scale" from Fermi Lab (28 min).

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   Web Sites

This is also available online as a short video of approx. 3 min. at:  http://microscopy.fsu.edu/primer/

java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

 

or at:

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10  

 

 

   References
 

Robert J. Quigley,  "Note on 'Powers of Ten'"  AJP, 41, 425 (March 1973).

William Riley,  "Film Reviews,"  AJP,  40, 1357 (Sept 1972).

 

M- 024: "Powers of Ten - Metric Mania,"  DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.

 

Philip and Phylis Morrison and the Office of Charles and Ray Eames,  Powers of Ten: About the Relative Size of Things in the Universe, Scientific American Library,  Scientific American Books, Inc. New York, 1982.



Mail Questions and Comments to:  Dale Stille