Current 1967 : The amount of substance of a system which contains as many as there are atoms in 0 | Despite the prefix "kilo-", the kilogram is the base unit of mass |
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Online Categorised Metric Conversion Calculator• Clockwise from top: , , , , , and | gives a historical background to the SI system |
Interim definitions are given only when there has been a significant difference in the definition.
March 1976 [First published October 1963] | Frommer's Puerto Rico 8th ed |
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The and , once given special status, are now considered dimensionless derived units | 9747 of the for 1900 January 0 at 12 hours |
Original 1946 : The value of the new candle is such that the brightness of the full radiator at the temperature of solidification of is 60 new candles per square centimetre.
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