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Wineland, David Jeffrey

(Encyclopedia) Wineland, David Jeffrey, 1944–, American physicist, b. Milwaukee, Wis., Ph.D. Harvard, 1970. Wineland has been a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and…

Celsius, Anders

(Encyclopedia) Celsius, AndersCelsius, Andersänˈdərs sĕlˈsēŭs [key], 1701–44, Swedish astronomer. While professor of astronomy at the Univ. of Uppsala (1730–44), he traveled through Germany, France,…

Weather: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity

It's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the…

Weather: The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the WillowsWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…

What's a carat?

The Question: In diamond measurement, what is a carat? The Answer: One carat is equal to 200 milligrams. It's a useful measurement for dealing…

mks system

(Encyclopedia) mks system, system of units of measurement based on the metric system and having the meter of length, the kilogram of mass, and the second of time as its fundamental units. Other mks…

Earthquakes!

About 8,000 mini-quakes a day, and on average, one exceptionally big one per year by Borgna Brunner Earthquakes in residential areas, such as this 1964 one in Seward, Alaska, can…

Geometry: Proving Angles Are Congruent

Proving Angles Are CongruentGeometryProving Segment and Angle RelationshipsExploring MidpointsHow Many Midpoints Are There?Proving Angles Are CongruentUsing and Proving Angle ComplementsUsing and…

The Nautical Knot

The Question: I need to know about nautical knots. Before computers, how did sailors measure them? Why are they called "knots" in the first place…

Weather: Putting the Data Together

Putting the Data TogetherWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…