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Entries from September 2005

Don’t Dumb Me Down

September 13th, 2005 · No Comments

A newspaper column close to SF’s heart: Bad Science

“A lot of per cents” - love it!

Tags: Significant Figures

Canada’s most accurate solar thermometer

September 1st, 2005 · No Comments

According to SF’s Stephan Logan, the Globe and Mail published the temperature of the sun in a recent news item as 5004 degrees…

That’s an incredibly accurate reading, we would suggest and doesn’t give much leeway for variation. Mind you, here…

Tags: Significant Figures