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" ... the centimetre as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. "
A Text-book of Physiology - Page 511
by Isaac Ott - 1907 - 815 pages
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Elementary Text-book of Physics

Joseph David Everett - 1877 - 344 pages
...furnish the basis of the electro -magnetic system of measurement. Thus, if we start with the centimetre as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time, we obtain, as shown in arts. 14, 15, and 45, a unit of force called the...
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Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Volume 1

Augustin Privat-Deschanel - 1880 - 284 pages
...units for general adoption in scientific calculation, have recommended that the centimetre be adopted as the unit of length, the gramme, as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. We shall first give the rough and afterwards the more exact definitions...
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Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy, Part 1

Augustin Privat-Deschanel - 1880 - 1176 pages
...units for general adoption in scientific calculation, have recommended that the centimetre be adopted as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. We shall first give the rough and afterwards the more exact definitions...
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Mechanics, hydrostatics and pneumatics

Augustin Privat-Deschanel - 1884 - 282 pages
...units for general adoption in scientific calculation, have recommended that the centimetre be adopted as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. We shall first give the rough and afterwards the more exact definitions...
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The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 23

1888 - 932 pages
...quantities. Tbe units now adopted all over the world for electrical measurements take the centimetre as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the mean solar second as the unit of time. There are two systems in use, the electrostatic and the electromagnetic. In the former the mutual forces...
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The Theory and Practice of Absolute Measurements in Electricity ..., Volume 1

Andrew Gray - 1888 - 543 pages
...extended use for the expression of dynamical, electric and magnetic quantities; namely, the Centimetre as the unit of length, the Gramme as the unit of mass, and the Second as the unit of time, and these units are designated by the letters CGS With these units therefore...
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Electricity and Magnetism: Being a Series of Advanced Primers of Electricity

Edwin James Houston - 1892 - 444 pages
...electro-receptive devices. The Centimetre-Gramme-Second system of units is based on the centimetre as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. The various measurements required in electrical work are based on the centimetregramme-seco...
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Lecture-notes on Theoretical Chemistry

Ferdinand Gerhard Wiechmann - 1893 - 260 pages
...centimetre-gramme-second system, generally referred to as the CGS system of units, the centimetre is adopted as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. UNIT OF VELOCITY: the velocity of one centimetre per second. UNIT OF ACCELERATION:...
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English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are ..., Volume 44

1887 - 606 pages
...Units. — The centimetre gramme second unita are the fundamental electrical units. The centimetre as the unit of length ; the gramme as the unit of mass ; the second as the unit of time. The C. is equal to 0'3937in. in length, and nominally represents...
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A Dictionary of Electrical Words, Terms and Phrases, Volume 1

Edwin James Houston - 1898 - 1010 pages
...hundredth of a metre ; or, 0.3937 inch. Centimetre-Gramme-Second System. A system based on the centimetre as the unit of length, the gramme as the unit of mass, and the second as the unit of time. Centimetre-Gramme-Second Units. — The units of the centimetre-grammesecond...
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