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The Kilogram Is Dead. Long Live the Kilogram!

November 16, 2018November 17, 2018XIAOZHI LIMComments Off on The Kilogram Is Dead. Long Live the Kilogram!
After a vote (and a century of research), the standard measure for mass is redefined, and the long reign of Le Grand K is ended.
Tagged France, International Bureau of Weights and Measures, Metric System, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Physics, Science and Technology, Weights and Measures
XIAOZHI LIM
https://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

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