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JAIN PHILOSOPHY & MODERN SCIENCE
has been stated that the minimum distance travelled by a 'paramanu' in one time-point is one space-poin' and the maximum in the same time is the length of the whole universe which is fourteen Rajjus. By fixing the minimum and the maximum it is automatically known that all other intermediate velocities are possessed by it in appropriate conditions Modern Science has also revealed such astonishing velocities which cannot even be imagined by a common man.
An electron rotates in its orbit at 1300 miles pe. second
The agitation of molecules in the gases is sc violent that they collide with one another sıx milhon million times in a single second and the free path of each molecule between two successive collisions 1 about three milhonth of an inch.
Light travels with a velocity of 1,86,000 miles per second.
Molecular speeds in very hard substances hke diamonds is about 960 miles per hour
There are points of similarity as well as contrast between micro-dynamics of Jainology and modern science Modern science pronounces the electron as the smallest particle and its atomic trajectory is circular or elliptical. Jainology pronounces that the motion of a 'paramanu' is m a straight line unless acted upon by external forces.
