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- noun Plural form of
ampere .
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Using Ohm's Law, C equals E divided by R, we find that C (amperes) equals 110/.001560 or _70,515 amperes_!
Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine Frederick Irving Anderson 1912
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Knowing that the circumference of ISR was about 1 km, a current of 30 amperes is found to correspond to 600,000 billion stored protons in each of the rings.
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With a power of 25 kilogrammeters it furnishes a current of 40 volts and 7 amperes, which is more than sufficient to run two 50-candle incandescent lamps.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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Therefore, if we construct a modified magnetic reconnection antenna (see Figures 12 thru 17) there are hundreds of amperes of electric current available (Equation 11, ibid).
365 tomorrows » Escape from Io : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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These are not piddling electron flows, either - the currents could be as large as millions of amperes, sufficient to be measured above ground, and perhaps even from orbit.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Friedemann Freund - The Future of Forecasting Earthquakes SETI Institute 2011
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It might be kind of cool to learn about amateur radio stations, transponder signals and amperes.
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It might be kind of cool to learn about amateur radio stations, transponder signals and amperes.
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Therefore, if we construct a modified magnetic reconnection antenna (see Figures 12 thru 17) there are hundreds of amperes of electric current available (Equation 11, ibid).
365 tomorrows » 2009 » December : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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These are not piddling electron flows, either - the currents could be as large as millions of amperes, sufficient to be measured above ground, and perhaps even from orbit.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Friedemann Freund - The Future of Forecasting Earthquakes SETI Institute 2011
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These are not piddling electron flows, either - the currents could be as large as millions of amperes, sufficient to be measured above ground, and perhaps even from orbit.
SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Friedemann Freund - The Future of Forecasting Earthquakes SETI Institute 2011
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