CGS units

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:system_of_units
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:CGS
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkbp:dimensionOfAmountOfSubstance mole (not originally in CGS)
gptkbp:dimensionOfLength centimetre
gptkbp:dimensionOfMass gram
gptkbp:dimensionOfTemperature kelvin (not originally in CGS)
gptkbp:dimensionOfTime second
gptkbp:formerName SI units
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:centimetre–gram–second_system_of_units
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:19th_century
gptkbp:measures second
gram
centimetre
gptkbp:notWidelyUsedAfter 1960s
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:MKS_system
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Gaussian_units
gptkb:Heaviside–Lorentz_units
Electromagnetic units (EMU)
Electrostatic units (ESU)
gptkbp:replacedBy SI units
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:International_Committee_for_Weights_and_Measures
gptkbp:unitOfCapacitance statfarad
gptkbp:unitOfConductance statmho
gptkbp:unitOfElectricCharge gptkb:statcoulomb
gptkbp:unitOfElectricCurrent gptkb:statampere
gptkbp:unitOfElectricPotential gptkb:statvolt
gptkbp:unitOfEnergy gptkb:ward
gptkbp:unitOfForce dyne
gptkbp:unitOfInductance stathenry
gptkbp:unitOfLuminousIntensity candela (not originally defined in CGS)
gptkbp:unitOfMagneticField gauss
gptkbp:unitOfMagneticFlux maxwell
gptkbp:unitOfPressure barye
gptkbp:unitOfResistance statohm
gptkbp:unitOfViscosity poise
gptkbp:usedIn chemistry
physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Heaviside–Lorentz
gptkb:Heaviside–Lorentz_units
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label CGS units