RSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 1 year agoWhy is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)math.ucr.eduexternal-linkmessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkWhy is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)math.ucr.eduRSS BotMB to Hacker NewsEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoUhh, it’s because you can “see”/“C” light. Shorthand, duhh.
minus-squareuncle_moustache@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoLatin “celeritas”. Translation: speed/velocity
