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Re: poundal vs. poundee

On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Leigh Palmer wrote:

I'm afraid Michael wins again. Daniell (1894) refers to the
poundal as being synonymous with the "British unit of force".
That's the way I remember it from high school, but I'm glad
it's dead!

Me too! This definition would require 32 pounds for a single slug. When
I was growing up it took at least a few slugs to constitute a pound(ing).

John Mallinckrodt mailto:ajm@csupomona.edu
Cal Poly Pomona http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm