History of Ton

	Revision 7 . . (edit) November 27, 2001 7:19 am by Eob
	Revision 6 . . (edit) November 27, 2001 7:19 am by Eob
	Revision 5 . . (edit) November 27, 2001 7:17 am by Eob
	Revision 4 . . November 27, 2001 7:09 am by Eob [Note on usage]
	Revision 3 . . November 27, 2001 6:58 am by Eob [Cleaned up]
	Revision 2 . . October 26, 2001 9:35 am by (logged).111.13.xxx

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Difference (from prior major revision) (minor diff, author diff)

Changed: 3,5c3,6

# the long ton (2240 lb or 1016.047 kg) # the short ton (2000 lb or 907.185 kg) # the tonne (or metric ton) (1000 kg)

# short ton (U.S.) = 907.185 kg (2000 lb) # tonne (metric) = 1000 kg # long ton (British) = 1016.047 kg (2240 lb)

Removed: 7d7

Since all three have the same name, it can sometimes be difficult to tell which unit is being used.