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Newton (Massachusetts) - Conversions

42º21N 71º12W, pop (2000e) 83 800. Town in Middlesex Co, E Massachusetts, USA; on the Charles R, residential suburb 11 km/7 mi W of Boston; birthplace of Stephen Bailey, Matt LeBlanc, Ann Sexton, Charles A Stone; railway; light industries.

Conversions

Units of force
Newton
(SI unit)
Dyne Kilogram-force
(Kilopond)
Pound-force Poundal
1 N ≡ 1 kg·m/s² = 105 dyn ≈ 0.10197 kp ≈ 0.22481 lbf ≈ 7.2330 pdl
1 dyn = 10−5 N ≡ 1 g·cm/s² ≈ 1.0197×10−6 kp ≈ 2.2481×10−6 lbf ≈ 7.2330×10−5 pdl
1 kp = 9.80665 N = 980665 dyn gn·(1 kg) ≈ 2.2046 lbf ≈ 70.932 pdl
1 lbf ≈ 4.448222 N ≈ 444822 dyn ≈ 0.45359 kp gn·(1 lb) ≈ 32.174 pdl
1 pdl ≈ 0.138255 N ≈ 13825 dyn ≈ 0.014098 kp ≈ 0.031081 lbf ≡ 1 lb·ft/s²
The value of gn as used in the official definition of the kilogram-force is used here for all gravitational units.
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