Physics
- "Richard of York gave battle in vain" to remember the colours in order in a rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet).
- The fictitious name Roy G. Biv is also used to remember the order of the colours of the rainbow.
- Microwave frequency bands
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- Mnemonic for microwave frequency bands in the increasing wave lengths (decreasing frequencies), which are Ku band, X band, C band, S band, L band, respectively is given by,
"King Xerxes Can Seduce Lovely Princesses"
- The phrase "We guarantee certainty, clearly referring to this light mnemonic." represents the speed of light in meters per second through the number of letters in each word: 299,792,458.
Read more about this topic: List Of Mnemonics
Famous quotes containing the word physics:
“... it is as true in morals as in physics that all force is imperishable; therefore the consequences of a human action never cease.”
—Tennessee Claflin (1846–1923)
“Although philosophers generally believe in laws and deny causes, explanatory practice in physics is just the reverse.”
—Nancy Cartwright (b. 1945)
“Now the twitching stops. Now you are still. We are through with physiology and theology, physics begins.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)