19 Apr
2002
19 Apr
'02
12:23 a.m.
> German(*), but rather because there is still no
basic
> or derivated SI unit starting with Z, so Z would give
> a prety good symbol. There is already the Bq (Bequerel),
> so Babbage wouldn't be so nicht - the same is true for
> Calcula (C -> Celsius) and Ambit (A -> Ampere).
Since when has 'Celsius' been an SI unit? And
since when has the
abreviation for it been 'C'? C _is_ used for an SI unit -- the Coulomh.
It is a derivated unit, as Coulomb, but you'r right, the
name is Degree Celsius (°C), and youre right, C is Coulomb.
Gruss
H.
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