What is Dyne?
The '''dyne''' is a [[unit]] of [[force]] stated in the [[centimetre-gram-second system of units]]. It is a predecessor of the modern [[International System of Units|SI]]. The name '''dyne''' was first proposed as a [[Centimetre-gram-second system of units|CGS]] unit of force in 1873 by a Committee of the [[British Association for the Advancement of Science]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/94452|title=Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.|last1=British Association for the Advancement of Science.|last2=Science|first2=British Association for the Advancement of|date=1874|volume=43rd Meeting (1873)|location=London.}}</ref> The '''dyne per centimetre''' is a unit used to measure [[surface tension]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/265133743|title=CRC handbook of chemistry and physics.|date=2015|publisher=Chemical Rubber Pub. Co|others=Veazey, William Reed, 1883-1958., Hodgman, Charles D., 1881-1979., Chemical Rubber Company.|isbn=978-1-4822-6097-7|location=Boca Raton, Fla.|pages=|oclc=265133743}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:Units of force]]