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non-SI physical units

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short-cut to physical quantities listed below:
length    time    speed    force    pressure    energy    power    viscosity   

Length
unit symbol value in SI
Ångström Å 10-10 m
inch in 2.540 cm
mile (at land) - 1609 m
mile (at sea) - 1852 m
parsec pc 3.08572 x 1013 km
lightyear ly 9.451 x 1012 km

Time        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
day d 86400 s

Speed        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
knot - 0.514 m/s

Force        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
dyne dyn 10-5 N
kilogramforce kgf 9.80665 N

Pressure        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
atmosphere atm 1.01325 x 105 Pa
bar bar 105 Pa
millimeter mercury
torr
mm Hg
Torr
133.3 Pa
millimeter water column mm H2O 10.13 Pa

Energy        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
calorie cal 4.184 J
electronvolt eV 1.60219 x 10-19 J
erg erg 10-7 J
kilowatt-hour kWh 3.6 x 106 J

Power        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
horsepower hp 735.5 W

Viscosity        [top]
unit symbol value in SI
poise P 0.1 kg m-1 s-1
0.1 Pa s


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