Phys-109 Unit 1 - Concordia University Nebraska
Phys-109 Unit 1 - Concordia University Nebraska
Phys-109 Unit 1 - Concordia University Nebraska
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<strong>Unit</strong>s of Measurement• Standardization is necessary for science (the king’s thumb)• Cubits, Thumb = inch, 12 inches = foot, three feet = yard• The SI• 1793, French Academy of Sciences• 1983: The distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 seconds