RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 12 days agoWhy is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)math.ucr.eduexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up13file-text
arrow-up13external-linkWhy is C the symbol for the speed of light? (2004)math.ucr.eduRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareowenfromcanada@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoUhh, it’s because you can “see”/“C” light. Shorthand, duhh.
minus-squareuncle_moustache@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoLatin “celeritas”. Translation: speed/velocity
