Redefinition of the kilogram: A decision whose time has come

Metrologia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-80

  Mills, Ian M ^a   Mohr, Peter J ^b   Quinn, Terry J ^c   Taylor, Barry N ^b   Williams, Edwin R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENTS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

INTERNATIONAL PROTOTYPE; MASS STANDARDS;

METRIC SYSTEM;

EID: 24144459094     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/42/2/001     Document Type: Review

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