The story of c
Abstract
The letter c is the standard symbol for the speed of light, but that was not always the case. I describe how c was first introduced into the theory of electromagnetism and the stages by which it came to be used to denote the speed of light.
- Publication:
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American Journal of Physics
- Pub Date:
- November 2006
- DOI:
- 10.1119/1.2238887
- Bibcode:
- 2006AmJPh..74..995M
- Keywords:
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- 01.65.+g;
- History of science