Sthène Explained
| sthène |
| Standard: | Metre–tonne–second system of units |
| Quantity: | Force |
| Symbol: | sn |
| Units1: | MTS base units |
| Inunits1: | 1 t⋅m/s2 |
| Units2: | SI units |
| Inunits2: | 1 kN |
| Units3: | British Gravitational System |
| Inunits3: | 1disp=outNaNdisp=out |
The sthène (in French stɛn/; symbol sn), sometimes spelled (or misspelled) sthéne[1] or sthene[2] (from Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: σθένος|sthénos|force[3]), is an obsolete unit of force or thrust in the metre–tonne–second system of units (mts) introduced in France in 1919.[4] When proposed by the British Association in 1876, it was called the funal, but the name was changed by 1914.[1] The mts system was abandoned in favour of the mks system and has now been superseded by the International System of Units.[2]
Notes and References
- Book: Fenna, Donald. A Dictionary Of Weights, Measures, and Units. registration. 2002. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England. 019-860522-6. 281. m. t. s. system. sthéne force. Symbol sn. Metric-m.t.s. That which produces an acceleration of 1 m·s−2 when applied to a mass of 1 t[onne] = 1 kN. Originally called the funal when proposed by the British Association in 1876, it was renamed by 1914. It was authorized in France by statute of 1919 as part of the m–t–s system. .
- Book: Fenna, Donald. A Dictionary Of Weights, Measures, and Units. registration. 2002. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England. 019-860522-6. 190. m. t. s. system. In the m.t.s. system the unit of force, for example, is the sthene, which gives an acceleration of 1 m·s−2 to a body of 1 t[onne]….
- Book: Liddell. Henry. Henry Liddell. etal. A new Greek and English lexicon. 1843. Oxford University Press. Oxford, England. 1343. 23249577. A Greek–English Lexicon.
- Book: Scientific American Monthly. 1920. Scientific American. New York. 152. New units in the metric system—legally adopted in France. 0740-6495. 1765222.
- International conversion tables Stephen Naft, Ralph De Sola, P. H. Bigg – 1965 "Sthène (sn) per square metre. This also equals 10000 dyn/cm2."
