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minus-squarejohn_t@piefed.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoFair enough. We say Newton and Watt, not Newt and Wa.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·28 days agoBut we say farad, not Faraday. I can’t find many examples, but there’s the neper (named after Napier).
Fair enough. We say Newton and Watt, not Newt and Wa.
But we say farad, not Faraday. I can’t find many examples, but there’s the neper (named after Napier).