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Um grão de areia

"Para ter a ideia da pequenez do átomo comparado com um objecto macroscópico, imaginemos que podemos ver os átomos numa mesa de cozinha, e que cada átomo é do tamanho de um grão de areia. Nesta escala de ampliação, a mesa terá então 3500 quilómetros de comprimento."

Robert Jastrow, Red Giants and White Dwarfs
(em Port. A arquitectura do Universo, Edições 70)

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