CGS Units

Units of the centimetre-gram-second system, the standard of physics before the SI and still common in parts of astronomy and magnetism. 4 units are listed.

Unit	Symbol	Quantity	Value in SI
Dyne	dyn	Force	10⁻⁵ N (exact)
Erg	erg	Energy	10⁻⁷ J (exact)
Gauss	G	Magnetic flux density	10⁻⁴ T (exact)
Poise	P	Dynamic viscosity	0.1 Pa·s (exact)