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erg
(dyne cm)
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erghas name origin Greek verb 'to work'has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has proposer British Associationhas source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has equivalent 10-7jouleshas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has equivalent 1 g cm2 s-2has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has synonym dyne cmhas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has proposal date 1873has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
has definition Unit of energy; the work done by a force of 1 dyne acting over a distance of 1 cm.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
is an instance of energy unit2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
is an instance of CGS unithas source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
energy unitis a unit of energy2001-09-27 09:32:48.0
unithas historical origin2001-09-27 09:32:42.0
represents2001-09-27 09:32:42.0