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ERIC Number: EJ179901
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Is There a Googol of Atoms in the Universe?
Hoff, Darrel; Hoff, Adrian
School Science and Mathematics, 78, 2, 104-6, Feb 78
The authors illustrate the magnitude and application of the concept of a "googol" (ten raised to the one hundred power) in searching for entities that exist in such number. (MN)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Chemistry, Exponents (Mathematics), Number Concepts, Science Education, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Space Sciences
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Identifiers: Googol