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   Henry Spencer to All   
   Re: isp from MKS units   
   22 Jan 04 20:51:47   
   
   From: henry@spsystems.net   
      
   I wrote:   
   >>Newtons/(Kg/sec)=Kg*m/sec^2/(Kg/sec)=meter*seconds.   
   >>Why do I never see isp expressed in MKS units?   
   >   
   >If you read European papers, you will sometimes see it written that way.   
      
   Except that, of course, I missed the use of "*" instead of "/" as it   
   should be.  Oops.   
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