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Lebedev's formula for the pressure of light
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| Origin/Country: |
RUSSIA - SOVIET Europe |
| Design Description: |
Lebedev, with equation for the pressure of light |
| Item Description: |
Cu-Ni ROUBLE 1991 Ussr PETER LEBEDEV 125TH ANNIV. OF BIRTH Y# 261 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO |
| Owner: |
JKMulcahey |
Owner Comments:
Pyotr Lebedev, 1866-1912, Russian physicist, was the first to measure the pressure of light on a solid body in 1899; this is illustrated in the equation.