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Why is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)

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Why is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)

RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 2 months ago

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Why is <em>c</em> the symbol for the speed of light?

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uncle_moustache@sh.itjust.works
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2 months ago
Latin “celeritas”. Translation: speed/velocity
owenfromcanada@lemmy.world
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Uhh, it’s because you can “see”/“C” light. Shorthand, duhh.

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