Code Number: 1A60.10
Demo Title: Powers of 10
Condition: Good
Principle: Measurements
Area of Study: Mechanics
Equipment:
Former Formats: Film Loops, 16mm Film, Video Tape (VHS), Textbook.
Present format is a YouTube video.
Procedure:
See also: 1A60.10 in Astronomy.
Present Format: Find an acceptable YouTube video.
Former Formats: 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).
References:
- E. S. Oberhofer, "Different Magnitude Differences", TPT, Vol. 29, #5, May 1991, p. 273.
- Robert J. Quigley, "Note on 'Powers of Ten'", AJP, Vol. 41, #3, March 1973, p. 425.
- William Riley, "Film Reviews", AJP, Vol. 40, #9, Sept 1972, p. 1357.
- 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.