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Calibration: seals — projected coordinates and distortion factors compute exactly. 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This engine holds a deterministic verifier for physical constants: hand it a claim in the CONST_VERIFY shape and it returns a verdict, the worked trail, an", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "The verifier's own documented relation, and a run this engine performed against it (deterministic; re-runnable with tools/domain_goldens.py)", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_ref_pc_gravitational_constant", "title": "Gravitational constant = 6.6743e-11 m^3/(kg*s^2)", "shelf": "physics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The gravitational constant is 6.6743e-11 m^3/(kg*s^2) (measured) — G; weakest-measured fundamental. Verified physical constant.", "authority_tier": "reference", "source": "Verified reference — physical_constants", "generated": false}, {"id": "card_ref_pc_planck_constant", "title": "Planck constant = 6.62607015e-34 J*s", "shelf": "physics", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The planck constant is 6.62607015e-34 J*s (exact by definition) — exact since 2019 SI redefinition. 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