Why do astronomers use scientific notation to describe sizes and distances?
1 Answer
Oct 11, 2014
Because astronomers deal with very large values, it is very tedious to write the values in the usual decimal form. It is also hard to write out computations
It is also hard to determine the reported value when reading and verifying someone else's report. Imagine reading
Aside from dealing with very large values, scientists also use scientific notation when dealing with very small values. Imagine
finding a
