physical constant

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Also Known As	universal constant • fundamental constant

Topics

Curie constant nuclear magneton fine-structure constant spring constant time constant Lamé constant Michaelis constant Thomson cross section gravitational constant dielectric constant time antimatter molecular beam vector mole quantum radiation chemical bonding mechanics chemical element

Key People

Arthur Stanley Eddington.

Arthur Eddington

British scientist

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