Difference between revisions of "Poncelet"
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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). |
− | 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). | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] |