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aceleración > Metre per Square Second (en) > Galileo (en)

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GalGalileo (en)  

Definition

  • The $\ extit{Galileo}$ is the unit of acceleration of free fall used extensively in the science of gravimetry. The Galileo is defined as $1 \ extit{centimeter per square second}$ ($1 cm/s^2$). Unfortunately, the Galileo is often denoted with the symbol Gal, not to be confused with the Gallon that also uses the same symbol.

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  • http://dbpedia.org/resource/Gal

Note

  • CGS unit of acceleration called gal with the definition: 1 Gal = 1 cm/s

Notation

  • 0112/2///62720#UAB042
  • A76
  • Gal

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