home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
The Epic Interactive Encyclopedia 1998
/
Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
/
N
/
Newton
/
INFOTEXT
< prev
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-09-01
|
255b
|
7 lines
SI unit (symbol N) of force. One newton is
the force needed to accelerate an object with
mass of one kilogram by one metre per second
per second. To accelerate a car weighing
1,000 kg/2,200 lb from 0 to 60 mph in 30
seconds would take about 2.5 x 10^5 N.