Mechanics > Math and Measurement DCS# 1A60.10
"POWERS OF TEN"
powers of ten
APPARATUS
 
"The Films of Charles and Ray Eames" video 202-09-C1
video projector 201
DESCRIPTION The classic Charles and Ray Eames video showing the scales of things.  The field of view starts inside a proton and goes beyond the galaxy, increasing the distance by a factor of ten every ten seconds.  The video is about 15 minutes long. NOTES Similar series of images include:
PBS's "A Sense of Scale":  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/scale.html

Molecular Expressions "Secret Worlds: The Universe Within": http://microscopy.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/index.html

Or make your own with Google earth:  http://earth.google.com/