[Home]Newton

HomePage | Recent Changes | Preferences

A compound SI unit, the Newton is the unit of force, defined as the amount of force required to accelerate? a one kilogram mass at a rate of one metre per second per second. It is also the unit of weight, as weight is the force acting between two objects due to gravity. It is named after Sir Isaac Newton in recognition of his work on gravity.

See also Apple Newton, a PDA from Apple Computer.


HomePage | Recent Changes | Preferences
This page is read-only | View other revisions
Last edited July 31, 2001 5:38 am by AxelBoldt (diff)
Search: