Illustrations of the centimetre-gramme-second (c.g.s.) system of units : based on the recommendations of the committee appointed by the British Association 'for the selection and nomenclature of dynamical and electrical units' / by J.D. Everett.

  • Everett, J. D. (Joseph David), 1831-1904.
Date:
1875
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Credit: Illustrations of the centimetre-gramme-second (c.g.s.) system of units : based on the recommendations of the committee appointed by the British Association 'for the selection and nomenclature of dynamical and electrical units' / by J.D. Everett. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Pressure (assuming ^ = 981). 1 pound per square foot.... = 479 dynes per sq, cm., nearly. 1 pound per square inch .. =6*9x 10' 1 kilogi-amme per square metre 1 kilogramme per square decimetre 1 Idlogramme per square centimetre 1 kilo^amme per square =9.81 vlO'' millimetre ^ ~ Pressure of 760 millimetres of mercury at 0° C. .. = 98-1 • =9-81 xlO^ =9-81 xlO' = 1-014x10'' Heat. 1 gramme-degree Centigrade =4-2 xlO'' ergs=42 million ergs. 1 pound-degree „ = 191 x 10' ergs. 1 „ Fahr =1-06x10'ergs.