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I FIND it convenient to distinguish in writing between mass and weight by using the symbols gr. or kgr. or lb. to denote masses, and reserving capital letters Gr., Kgr., &c., where weights, or forces in gravitation measure, are understood; say, 50 kgr. of stone, or wood, or iron—1000 Kgr. denoting a stress in some structure or the like. Some agreement in these notations would be desirable.
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W. Weight and Mass. Nature 36, 53 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/036053b0
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