0.8 Fact Sheet

Database: Physical Constants

Record Name Units Symbol Value
Deuteron magnetic moment in nuclear magnetons 0.85743823 ± 2.4e-08

Database: List of Stars

Record Name Constellation Bayer ref Spectral type Dec Deg Dec Min Dec Pos Err Flamsteed No SAO No Star No Max Mag Min Mag Comp Sep RA hr RA Min RA Sec Dec Sec
ALDEBARAN Tau alp K5 III 16 30 2.865 87 94027 33 0.85 121.7 4 35 55.243 33.36
ALGENIB Peg gam B2IV 15 11 2.734 88 91781 3 2.83 163.4 0 13 14.156 0.8
AVIOR Car eps K3III B2:V 59 30 - 1.762 235932 86 1.86 8 22 30.838 34.27
ERRAI Cep gam K1III-IV 77 37 2.408 35 10818 3.21 23 39 20.864 56.56
GALT CrB M3III pec(NOVA) 25 55 1.962 170 2 10.8 0.2 15 59 30.164 12.82
HOEDUS II Aur eta B3V 41 14 3.871 10 40026 38 3.17 5 6 30.88 4.16
SAIPH Ori kap B0.5Ia 9 40 - 2.487 53 132542 54 2.06 5 47 45.394 10.86
SCEPTRUM Eri K2IIIb 14 18 - 2.809 53 149781 3.87 0.8 4 38 10.82 14.58
SITULA Aqr kap K2III 4 13 - 2.691 63 146210 5.03 98.3 22 37 45.385 40.88

Database: List of largest world corporations by market capitalization

Record Name Company Country Industry Market Value (March 2007, USD million) Revenue (2006 USD billion) Source
Market capitalization for Nestlé Nestlé Switzerland Food processing 155,345 80.8 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for Home Depot Home Depot United States Retail 72,361 90.8 Wikipedia - Financial Times
Market capitalization for L'Oreal L'Oreal France Cosmetics 69,583 20.8 (~) Wikipedia - Financial Times

Database: List of Expeditions to the Mir Space Station

Record Name Country Year Expedition Flight Up Flight Down Crew Member Crew Member Launch Date Launch Time Landing Date Landing Time Duration (Days) Source
Expedition Mir EO-7 (August 1,1990) 1990 Mir EO-7 Soyuz TM-10 Soyuz TM-10 Gennadi Manakov August 1,1990 09:32:21 UTC December 10, 1990 06:08:12 UTC 130.86 Wikipedia

Database: List of Common Organic Solvents

Record Name Chemical Formula MW Boiling Point (Celsius) Metling Point (Celsius) Density (g/ml) Solubility in Water (g/100g) Dielectric Constant Flash Point (Celsius) Source
benzene (C6H6) benzene C6H6 78.11 80.1 5.5 0.879 0.18 2.28 -11 American Chemical Society
1-butanol (C4H10O) 1-butanol C4H10O 74.12 117.6 -89.5 0.81 6.3 17.8 35 American Chemical Society
2-butanol (C4H10O) 2-butanol C4H10O 74.12 98 -115 0.808 15 15.8(25) 26 American Chemical Society
2-butanone (C4H8O) 2-butanone C4H8O 72.11 79.6 -86.3 0.805 25.6 18.5 -7 American Chemical Society
1,2-dichloroethane (C2H4Cl2) 1,2-dichloroethane C2H4Cl2 98.96 83.5 -35.3 1.245 0.861 10.42 13 American Chemical Society
1,2-dimethoxy- ethane (glyme, DME) (C4H10O2) 1,2-dimethoxy- ethane (glyme, DME) C4H10O2 90.12 85 -58 0.868 Miscible 7.2 -6 American Chemical Society
ethyl acetate (C4H8O2) ethyl acetate C4H8O2 88.11 77 -83.6 0.895 8.7 6(25) -4 American Chemical Society
Hexamethylphosphorous triamide (HMPT) (C6H18N3P) Hexamethylphosphorous triamide (HMPT) C6H18N3P 163.20 150 -44 0.898 Miscible ?? 26 American Chemical Society
1-propanol (C3H8O) 1-propanol C3H8O 88.15 97 -126 0.803 Miscible 20.1(25) 15 American Chemical Society
tetrahydrofuran (THF) (C4H8O) tetrahydrofuran (THF) C4H8O 72.11 66 -108.4 0.886 30 7.6 -21 American Chemical Society
toluene (C7H8) toluene C7H8 92.14 110.6 -93 0.867 0.05 2.38(25) 4 American Chemical Society
o-xylene (C8H10) o-xylene C8H10 106.17 144 -25.2 0.897 Insoluble 2.57 32 American Chemical Society
m-xylene (C8H10) m-xylene C8H10 106.17 139.1 -47.8 0.868 Insoluble 2.37 27 American Chemical Society
p-xylene (C8H10) p-xylene C8H10 106.17 138.4 13.3 0.861 Insoluble 2.27 27 American Chemical Society

Database: List of DSM Codes

Record Name Category Disorder Code Source
SomatizationDisorder (300.81) Somatoform Disorders SomatizationDisorder 300.81 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Somatoform Disorder NOS (300.81) Somatoform Disorders Somatoform Disorder NOS 300.81 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Undifferentiated SomatoformDisorder (300.81) Somatoform Disorders Undifferentiated SomatoformDisorder 300.81 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Database: World Land Speed Record Holders

Record Name Year Date Car Driver Speed (MPG) Speed (KPH) Source
Babs 1926 Apr 27 Babs John Parry-Thomas 169.30 270.88 Thrust Team
Thrust SSC 1997 Oct 15 Thrust SSC Andy Green 763.04 1220.86 Thrust Team

Database: S&P Earnings History by Year

Record Name Year Source Earnings Yield Dividend Yield S & P 500 Index Earnings Dividends
1977 Standard and Poors Performance 1977 Standard & Poors 11.43% 5.11% 95.1 10.87 4.86

Database: World's Top 100 Retailers

Record Name Retailer Base Country Store Type Region Market Sales in US Dollars Percent of Sales in Forgein Country Source
Safeway Inc (USA) Safeway Inc United States Supermarkets North America Regional 30,801.80 10.80% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Coles Myer Ltd (AUS) Coles Myer Ltd Australia Diversified Australia Regional 14,611.94 0.80% Pricewaterhouse Coopers
The Boots Company plc (UK) The Boots Company plc United Kingdom Drug Stores Europe Global 7,000.54 0.80% Pricewaterhouse Coopers

Database: Large Proper Motion Stars

Record Name Spec Constellation R.A. DEC. Mag B-V PrpMo
omicron 2 ERI A K1V ERI 04 15.5 -07.6 4.42 +0.81 4.08
alpha Centauri A G2V CEN 14 40.0 -60.8 0.33 +0.60 3.69
alpha Centauri B K0V CEN 14 40.0 -60.8 1.70 +0.85 3.69
Washington 5583 dK0 LIB 15 10.3 -16.4 9.44 +0.86 3.68

Database: Measurement Conversion Factors

Record Name From Unit To Unit Multiply By
Gallons (U.S.) to gallons (British) Gallons (U.S.) gallons (British) 0.8327

Database: World Literacy Rates

Record Name Country Source Total Men Women Year
Chad Literacy Rate Chad UNESCO 53.6 percent 66.9 percent 40.8 percent 2000
Congo, Republic of Literacy Rate Congo, Republic of UNESCO 85.8 percent 91.2 percent 80.8 percent 2005
Gabon Literacy Rate Gabon UNESCO 70.8 percent 79.8 percent 62.2 percent 2000
Afghanistan Literacy Rate Afghanistan UNESCO 36.3 percent 51 percent 20.8 percent 2000
Singapore Literacy Rate Singapore UNESCO 93.9 percent 97 percent 90.8 percent 2005
Saint Lucia Literacy Rate Saint Lucia UNESCO 81.7 percent 80.8 percent 82.4 percent 1995

Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present

Record Name Year Nominal 2007 Inflation Adjusted Source
Crude Oil Price for 1983 1983 $29.08 $60.89 United States Department of Energy
Crude Oil Price for 1989 1989 $18.33 $30.82 United States Department of Energy

Database: Fastest Planes in the World

Record Name Airplane Top Speed (Mach) Ceiling (Feet)
BAe Nimrod 2000 BAe Nimrod 2000 0.87 42,000
F-80 Shooting Star F-80 Shooting Star 0.88 46,800
B-52 Stratofortress B-52 Stratofortress 0.86 55,000
U-2 Dragon Lady U-2 Dragon Lady 0.8 90,000

Database: Meteorites that have fallen on Canadian soil

Record Name Province Country Year Material Discovery Type Mass (kg)
Lac Dodon (Iron) Quebec Canada 1993 Iron Find 0.800

Database: Periodic Table of the Elements

Record Name Symbol Group Number Melting Point Boiling Point Density Year Discovered Atomic Weight % of Earth's Crust
Boron B 13 5 2300 2550 2.34 1808 10.811
Potassium K 1 19 64 774 0.86 1807 39.0983 2.58

Database: Points to Pixels Conversion Chart for Fonts

Record Name Points Pixels Ems Percent Note
10pt to 13px 10pt 13px 0.8em 80% May vary depending on your operating system.
10.5pt to 14px 10.5pt 14px 0.875em 87.5% May vary depending on your operating system.

Database: Adherents of Major World Religions

Record Name Religion Believer Name Number of Adherents (Millions)
Number of World Wide Followers for Unitarian Unitarian 0.8

Database: Average Annual Rainfall for USA States

Record Name Country State Area (Square Miles) Rainfall (in./yr.) Rainfall (mi,/yr.) Rainfall (cu.mi,/yr.) Source
Average Annual Rainfall for Iowa United States Iowa 56,290 34.71 0.0005478 30.8369 The World Almanac (1988)
Average Annual Rainfall for Oklahoma United States Oklahoma 69,919 30.89 0.0004875 34.0877 The World Almanac (1988)
Average Annual Rainfall for Rhode Island United States Rhode Island 1,214 41.91 0.0006615 0.8030 The World Almanac (1988)
Average Annual Rainfall for Wisconsin United States Wisconsin 56,154 30.89 0.0004875 27.3768 The World Almanac (1988)

Database: Meat Nutrition Guide

Record Name Meat Food Calories Total Fat (grams) Polyunsaturates (grams) Monounsaturates (grams) Saturates (grams) Cholesteral (milligrams) Serving Size Source
Nutrition Information for Halibut Fish Halibut 119 2.5 0.8 0.8 0.4 35 85 grams Canadian Nutrient File, 2001

Database: United States Average Annual Temperature

Record Name Year Country Temperature Rank Source
Average Annual Temperature for 1917 1917 United States 50.85 deg F 1 National Climatic Data Center

Database: Sucide Rates By Country

Record Name Country Source Year Male (per 100,000) Female (per 100,000)
UNITED KINGDOM suicide rate United Kingdom World Health Organization 04 10.8 3.3

Database: Global Alcohol Consumption by Country

Record Name Country 1975 (liters per year) 1979 (liters per year) 2003 (liters per year) 2004 (liters per year) Source
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Ethiopia Ethiopia n/a n/a 0.86 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Nauru Nauru n/a n/a 0.87 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Switzerland Switzerland n/a n/a 10.83 n/a World Health Organization
Average total alchohol consumption per person for Viet Nam Viet Nam n/a n/a 0.85 n/a World Health Organization

Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles

Record Name City State Country Season Total Rainfall (inches) Inches above or below average Source
Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1955-1956 Los Angeles CALIFORNIA United States 1955-1956 16.00 +0.87 National Weather Service

Database: List of Carbon Emissions by Country

Record Name Country Source Thousand Metric Tonnes per Capita (per thousand people)
Philippines CO2 Carbon Emissions Philippines World Resources Institute 75,299.2 0.857065
Finland CO2 Carbon Emissions Finland World Resources Institute 56,618.7 10.8403
Bulgaria CO2 Carbon Emissions Bulgaria World Resources Institute 44,730.8 6.00413
Guatemala CO2 Carbon Emissions Guatemala World Resources Institute 10,097.3 0.840461
Albania CO2 Carbon Emissions Albania World Resources Institute 3,085.1 0.865871
Guyana CO2 Carbon Emissions Guyana World Resources Institute 1,630.8 2.13098
Djibouti CO2 Carbon Emissions Djibouti World Resources Institute 388 0.813924
Samoa CO2 Carbon Emissions Samoa World Resources Institute 145.5 0.820703
Grenada CO2 Carbon Emissions Grenada World Resources Institute 78.8 0.880427

Database: Inflation rates by country (2003)

Record Name Country Source Rate (2003) Rate (2002) Rate (2001) Rate (2000)
ARMENIA Inflation Rate Armenia International Monetary Fund 3 3 3.4 -0.8
CAMBODIA Inflation Rate Cambodia International Monetary Fund n.a. n.a. -0.6 -0.8
CAMEROON Inflation Rate Cameroon International Monetary Fund 2.5 2.9 2.8 0.8
JAPAN Inflation Rate Japan International Monetary Fund -0.5 -1.1 -0.7 -0.8
KENYA Inflation Rate Kenya International Monetary Fund 3.9 3.2 0.8 6.2
RUSSIA Inflation Rate Russia International Monetary Fund 10.8 14.1 20.7 20.8
VENEZUELA Inflation Rate Venezuela International Monetary Fund 20.2 20.8 12.5 16.2

Database: Country GDP (2005)

Record Name Country Year Source GDP GDP per Capita Real Growth Rate Inflation
Cameroon GDP Cameroon 2005 The World Factbook 2006 40.83 billion 2,400 2.8 1.5
Lesotho GDP Lesotho 2005 The World Factbook 2006 5.124 billion 2,500 0.8 4.7

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