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1 dzień temu · The centimetre ( SI symbol: cm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10−2 metres ( 1 100 m = 0.01 m ). To help compare different orders of magnitude, this section lists lengths between 10 −2 m and 10 −1 m (1 cm and 1 dm). 1 cm – 10 millimetres. 1 cm – 0.39 inches. 1 cm – edge of a square of area 1 cm 2.
2 godz. temu · The history of electromagnetic theory begins with ancient measures to understand atmospheric electricity, in particular lightning. People then had little understanding of electricity, and were unable to explain the phenomena. Scientific understanding into the nature of electricity grew throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the work of researchers such as André-Marie ...
1 dzień temu · SN 1994D (bright spot on the lower left), a type Ia supernova within its host galaxy, NGC 4526. A supernova (pl.: supernovae or supernovas) is a powerful and luminous explosion of a star.A supernova occurs during the last evolutionary stages of a massive star, or when a white dwarf is triggered into runaway nuclear fusion.The original object, called the progenitor, either collapses to a ...
1 dzień temu · t. e. Hurricane Katrina was a devastating and deadly Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused 1,392 fatalities and damages estimated at $186.3 billion (2022 USD) in late August 2005, particularly in the city of New Orleans and its surrounding area. [1] Katrina was the twelfth tropical cyclone, the fifth hurricane, and the third major hurricane ...
2 godz. temu · The heliosphere, the tenuous outermost atmosphere of the Sun, is filled with solar wind plasma. This outermost layer of the Sun is defined to begin at the distance where the flow of the solar wind becomes superalfvénic—that is, where the flow becomes faster than the speed of Alfvén waves, at approximately 20 solar radii (0.1 AU). Turbulence ...
1 dzień temu · The exponential function is defined on the entire domain of the complex numbers.The definition of sine and cosine can be extended to all complex numbers via = = + These can be reversed to give Euler's formula = + = When plotted on the complex plane, the function for real values of traces out the unit circle in the complex plane.. When is a real number, sine and cosine ...
2 godz. temu · The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus Panthera native to Asia.It has a powerful, muscular body with a large head and paws, a long tail, and orange fur with black, mostly vertical stripes. It is traditionally classified into nine recent subspecies, though some recognise only two subspecies, mainland Asian tigers and island tigers of the Sunda ...
