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The Poncelet is an old unit of power named after Jean-Victor Poncelet. One poncelet is defined as the power required to raise a hundred-kilogram mass (quintal) at a velocity of one metre per second (100 kilogram-force·m/s).

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−	The '''Poncelet''' is an old unit of power named after [[Jean-Victor Poncelet]].	+	The '''Poncelet''' is an old [[unit]] of [[power]] named after [[Jean-Victor Poncelet]]. One poncelet is defined as the power required to raise a hundred-[[kilogram]] [[mass]] (quintal) at a [[velocity]] of one [[metre]] per [[second]] (100 kilogram-force·m/s).

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