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... constant , is given rather than a because it is a simpler number . The fine - structure constant is dimensionless ; i.e. , it is a pure number and , therefore , has no units . Table 1 : Values of Some Selected Fundamental Constants ...
... constant , is given rather than a because it is a simpler number . The fine - structure constant is dimensionless ; i.e. , it is a pure number and , therefore , has no units . Table 1 : Values of Some Selected Fundamental Constants ...
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... constant Measuring the magnetic moment Methods of constitu- tional amend- ment Other differences among constitu-. The classic pre - World War II measurements of the constant c are associated with Albert A. Michelson , a physicist in the ...
... constant Measuring the magnetic moment Methods of constitu- tional amend- ment Other differences among constitu-. The classic pre - World War II measurements of the constant c are associated with Albert A. Michelson , a physicist in the ...
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... constant ever since . Clearly , then , meteorite exposure ages are also breakup ages . For lunar samples , exposure ages presuppose a time when rocks were placed on the Moon's surface in a certain position so as to expose an upper ...
... constant ever since . Clearly , then , meteorite exposure ages are also breakup ages . For lunar samples , exposure ages presuppose a time when rocks were placed on the Moon's surface in a certain position so as to expose an upper ...
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