Laws and Models: Science, Engineering, and TechnologyThe "laws" that govern our physical universe come in many guises-as principles, theorems, canons, equations, axioms, models, and so forth. They may be empirical, statistical, or theoretical, their names may reflect the person who first expressed them, the person who publicized them, or they might simply describe a phenomenon. However they may be named, the discovery and application of physical laws have formed the backbone of the sciences for 3,000 years. They exist by thousands. Laws and Models: Science, Engineering, and Technology-the fruit of almost 40 years of collection and research-compiles more than 1,200 of the laws and models most frequently encountered and used by engineers and technologists. The result is a collection as fascinating as it is useful. Each entry consists of a statement of the law or model, its date of origin, a one-line biography of the people involved in its formulation, sources of information about the law, and cross-references. Illustrated and highly readable, this book offers a unique presentation of the vast and rich collection of laws that rule our universe. Everyone with an interest in the inner workings of nature-from engineers to students, from teachers to journalists-will find Laws and Models to be not only a handy reference, but an engaging volume to read and browse. |
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... charge (the amount of electric charge in an isolated system is always preserved). Statistical laws state that something happens in a certain percentage of cases—such as tossing a coin for heads or tails. Many of the more recent laws ...
... charge (the amount of electric charge in an isolated system is always preserved). Statistical laws state that something happens in a certain percentage of cases—such as tossing a coin for heads or tails. Many of the more recent laws ...
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... charge, e 1.60218 × 10–19 C (C = coulomb) Faraday constant, F 9.6485309 × 104 Cmol–1 (C = coulomb) gas constant—see molar gas constant gravitational constant, GN 6.67259 × 10–11 m3kg–1s–2 Lorentz constant, L (some references use Lo) ...
... charge, e 1.60218 × 10–19 C (C = coulomb) Faraday constant, F 9.6485309 × 104 Cmol–1 (C = coulomb) gas constant—see molar gas constant gravitational constant, GN 6.67259 × 10–11 m3kg–1s–2 Lorentz constant, L (some references use Lo) ...
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... charge of the nucleus increased +1, +2, +3, etc., with the atomic number. The atomic number was more fundamental than the atomic weight. Keywords: atomic weight, charge, elements, wavelength, X-rays MOSELEY, Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys, 1887 ...
... charge of the nucleus increased +1, +2, +3, etc., with the atomic number. The atomic number was more fundamental than the atomic weight. Keywords: atomic weight, charge, elements, wavelength, X-rays MOSELEY, Henry Gwyn-Jeffreys, 1887 ...
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