Angels on a Pin
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Description: The possibly true story of the many possible ways of determining the height of a building using only a barometer.
The following essay is frequently referred to, and often reprinted in textbooks on writing. I recall it was also reprinted in one of the Project Physics supplementary readers. Few people recall its source, or its author.
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| Page title: | Angels on a Pin |
| Keywords: | barometer story, physics, exam |
| Description: | A classic fable of a student asked to explain how to use a barometer to find the height of a building, who gives a number of creatively innovative answers, but not the one the professor expected. |
| IP-address: | 151.161.128.40 |
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| NS | Name Servers: DNS1.LHUP.EDU 151.161.16.9 DNS2.LHUP.EDU 151.161.16.15 |
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| Date | activated: 20-Dec-1994 last updated: 14-Jul-2010 expires: 31-Jul-2014 |