[SciPy-user] module with physical constants

[Travis Oliphant]

Robert Kern wrote:
> I would prefer that the underlying database of constants and units is that
> dictionary full of "ugly" names provided by Chuck so long ago. Among other
> things, it's programmatically accessible. A more convenient set of variable
> names can be glommed into a neighboring module that indexes into that dictionary.
>
> And yes, I want the full set of CODATA Recommended Values.
>
>
>   

I've checked in Chuck's PhysicalConstants.py file as 
physical_constants.py under the constants module in the scipy sandbox.

Feel free to contribute more.

-Travis