July 31, 2006

COSMIC CALCULATOR -- by Steve Nadis

Here's a nifty website you're all dying to visit, or will be dying to visit now that you've heard about it. Called "Ned Wright's Javascript Cosmology Calculator" (http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/CosmoCalc.html), you type in a redshift (z), and it automatically converts that to the age of the universe in gigayears, depending on the assumptions made re. the Hubble constant, omega-mass, and omega-vacuum. In other words, it's indispensable. Upon visiting the site and seeing for yourself what I'm talking about here, you'll wonder how you got through life without it. But now you don't have to. Consider this your "Helpful Hint" for the day.
Posted by Snake at 13:02:18 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |
Comments
1 - This may be "helpful" to you. It's definitely not "helpful" to me. To put it more directly: Who gives a flying flunk? (Comment this)

Written by: Burt at 2006/08/01 - 11:45:22
profile
2 - Sorry you don't find it helpful, Burt. I suspect that once you get used to making this sort of conversion, you'll find it invaluable. All I can say is give it time. If you still feel this way after a week of steady use, I stand corrected. (Comment this)

Written by: Snake at 2006/08/01 - 11:53:54
Write a comment