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ERGS AND DYNES
ERGS AND DYNES
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units
of measurement of
work
,
energy
and
force
. A
dyne
is the amount of
force
acting
on a
mass
of one gram for one
second
that gives it a
velocity
of one centimeter per
second
. An
erg
is the amount of
work
done by one
dyne
acting
through the distance of one centimeter.
—
Science
of
Survival
Glossary (app 11.7.90)