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  2. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various speed levels between approximately 2.2 × 10 −18 m/s and 3.0 × 10 8 m/s (the speed of light). Values in bold are exact.

  3. Speed of light - Wikipedia

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    The speed of light in vacuum, commonly denoted c, is a universal physical constant that is exactly equal to 299,792,458 metres per second (approximately 300,000 kilometres per second; 186,000 miles per second; 671 million miles per hour).

  4. FFF system - Wikipedia

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    The speed of light is 1.8026 × 10 12 furlongs per fortnight (1.8026 terafurlongs per fortnight). By mass–energy equivalence , 1 firkin is equal to 3.249 366 76 × 10 24 firkin· ⁠ furlong 2 / fortnight 2 ⁠ (≈ 3.478 × 10 15 BTU , or 3.669 × 10 18 joules ).

  5. List of physical constants - Wikipedia

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    speed of light in vacuum 299 792 458 m⋅s −1: 0 [2] Planck constant: 6.626 070 15 × 10 − ...

  6. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2008 July 30

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    That the speed of light is very close to 3x10^8 was really just a fluke. But in all the redefinitions of units thereafter, the focus has been on finding a more consistent measure that is very close to the one that has been used, again, for convenience' sake.

  7. Ha Hyun-sang - Wikipedia

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    The song name "3108" expresses the speed of light as a formula (3x10^8 km/s), and contains the earnest desire to run faster than light to the past and meet the person you were back then. [32] "3108" is a pop genre song that adds a lyrical melody to EDM sound.

  8. Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in air - Wikipedia

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    At 3 times the speed it was again eclipsed. [3] [4] Given the rotational speed of the wheel and the distance between the wheel and the mirror, Fizeau was able to calculate a value of 2 × 8633m × 720 × 25.2/s = 313,274,304 m/s for the speed of light. Fizeau's value for the speed of light was 4.5% too high. [5] The correct value is 299,792,458 ...

  9. Lorentz factor - Wikipedia

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    Its initial value is 1 (when v = 0); and as velocity approaches the speed of light (v → c) γ increases without bound (γ → ∞). α (Lorentz factor inverse) as a function of velocity—a circular arc. In the table below, the left-hand column shows speeds as different fractions of the speed of light (i.e. in units of c). The middle column ...