Newton

A Newton is a unit of measure for force.

• It is a standard Imperial metric.

Description (Specifications)

A newton is equal to 1 kilogram meter per second squared: 1 newton of force is the force required to accelerate an object with a mass of 1 kilogram 1 meter per second, over a period of 1 second.

• The standard abbreviation is N.

Term Usage Example

A light blow such as a slap has a force of a few tens of newtons.

History & Background (Dossier)

The newton was first defined as a unit of force on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation: it is named for Sir Isaac Newton, a Terran mathematician born around -2859. Technologists found the newton useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.

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References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science