Powers Of Ten

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Dedicated to communicating, preserving and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames.

Powers of 10 - Interactive Java Tutorial
Start 10 million light-years from the Milky Way galaxy and wind up face to face
with a proton in Florida.

Math Forum - Ask Dr. Math
Explains how these very large numbers (1 followed by a hundred zeroes, and 1
followed by a google of zeroes, respectively) were named. With links to references.

A View from the Back of the Envelope
About approximation and the fun it enables. Includes examples, exercises, and
links to help grasp concepts such as measurement, scale and magnitude.

Quarks to Quasars, Powers of Ten
Produced by Charles and Ray Eames, the video "Powers of Ten" has been converted
into web images. Explores over 42 powers of ten in a series of images, ...

Dr. Dobb's Journal
A classic programming magazine.

Basic Slide Rule Instructions
Explains how to multiply, find cube and square roots and other operations.
Includes illustrations.

LURNC: How Roman Numerals Work
A example of the rules that Roman numerals have and how they work.

Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope
Features hundreds of photomicrographs (photographs through the microscope) of
everything from superconductors and high-tech materials to ice cream and beer.

Eames Office - Powers of Ten
Discover the relative size of everything in the universe. Beginning with a 1
metre square, each successive page jumps back 10 times until you are a billion ...

 

 




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