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  2. Sone - Wikipedia

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    According to Stevens' definition, a loudness of 1 sone is equivalent to 40 phons (a 1 kHz tone at 40 dB SPL). [1] The phons scale aligns with dB, not with loudness, so the sone and phon scales are not proportional. Rather, the loudness in sones is, at least very nearly, a power law function of the signal intensity, with an exponent of 0.3.

  3. Speed of sound - Wikipedia

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    For instance, sound will travel 1.59 times faster in nickel than in bronze, due to the greater stiffness of nickel at about the same density. Similarly, sound travels about 1.41 times faster in light hydrogen gas than in heavy hydrogen gas, since deuterium has similar properties but twice the density. At the same time, "compression-type" sound ...

  4. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    Escape speed from Earth by NASA New Horizons spacecraft—Fastest escape velocity. 17,000: 61,000: 38,000 0.00006: The approximate speed of the Voyager 1 probe relative to the Sun, when it exited the Solar System. [25] 29,800: 107,280: 66,700 0.00010: Speed of the Earth in orbit around the Sun. 47,800: 172,100: 106,900 0.00016

  5. Loudness - Wikipedia

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    The horizontal axis shows frequency in Hertz. In acoustics, loudness is the subjective perception of sound pressure.More formally, it is defined as the "attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds can be ordered on a scale extending from quiet to loud". [1]

  6. Orders of magnitude (pressure) - Wikipedia

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    Pressure inside an incandescent light bulb [52] 75 kPa Minimum airplane cabin pressure and lowest pressure for normal breathing (at 2440 m) and also the limit stated by the Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) [53] 80 kPa 12 psi Pressure inside vacuum cleaner at sea level on Earth (80% of standard atmospheric pressure) [citation needed] 87 kPa 13 psi

  7. Seismic noise - Wikipedia

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    Research on the origin of seismic noise [1] indicates that the low frequency part of the spectrum (below 1 Hz) is principally due to natural causes, chiefly ocean waves.In particular the globally observed peak between 0.1 and 0.3 Hz is clearly associated with the interaction of water waves of nearly equal frequencies but probating in opposing directions.

  8. Foucault's measurements of the speed of light - Wikipedia

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    The light reflected back from the spherical mirrors is diverted by beam splitter g towards an eyepiece O. If mirror m is stationary, both images of the slit reflected by M and M' reform at position α. If mirror m is rapidly rotating, light reflected from M forms an image of the slit at α' while light reflected from M' forms an image of the ...

  9. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The Moon, Earth, one light-second: 10 9: 10 12: Gm: Sun, one light-minute, Earth's orbit: 10 12: ... distance sound travels in air at sea level in one second; see ...