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From: jk3k+@andrew.cmu.edu (Joe Keane)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.physics
Subject: Re: Tesla vs gauss, and other obscure units
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Date: 31 Oct 89 09:06:11 GMT
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But _everyone_ knows 1 Tesla = 10^4 gauss.  Fortunately, SI are slowly
taking over.

Question:  How do you usually measure thermal conductivity in British units?
Answer:  (Btu / hr) / (ft^2) / (*F / in)
Put that in your units program and smoke it!  I'll take watts / meter-*K.