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Appendix C
Symbol Meaning Best Value Approximate Value
Atomic mass unit
Table C3 Solar System Data
Sun mass
average radius
Earth-sun distance (average) Earth mass
average radius
orbital period Moon mass
average radius
orbital period (average) Earth-moon distance (average)
Table C4 Metric Prefixes for Powers of Ten and Their Symbols
Prefix Symbol Value
Prefix Symbol Value
tera T deci d
giga G centi c
mega M milli m
kilo k micro
hecto h nano n
deka da pico p
— — femto f
Table C5 The Greek Alphabet
Alpha Eta
Nu
Xi
Omicron Pi
Rho
Sigma
Tau Upsilon Phi Chi Psi Omega
Beta Gamma
Delta Epsilon Zeta
Theta Iota
Kappa Lambda Mu
Table C6 SI Units
Entity Abbreviation Name
Fundamental units Length m meter
Mass kg kilogram
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