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IN the current number of NATURE Sir Oliver Lodge refers to the usefulness of naming units, and many of us remember what a clearing up of ideas resulted in the student's mind from the substitution of the term “radian” for the circumlocution “unit of circular measure.” I wish to ascertain any names that have been proposed for units in mechanics, and have attained little or no vogue; as instances “velo” and “celo” may be mentioned, which were proposed as names for the units of velocity and acceleration. I wish also to know how far Prof. Perry's “slug” is in use. Can any reader of NATURE help me?
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MAIR, D. Names in Mechanics. Nature 94, 617 (1915). https://doi.org/10.1038/094617c0
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