Possible new definitions of the kilogram

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 363, Issue 1834, 2005, Pages 2249-2264

  Davis, R S ^a  

^a PAVILLON DE BRETEUIL   (France)

Author keywords

International prototype; International System of units; Kilogram; SI

Indexed keywords

EID: 25644437079     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2005.1637     Document Type: Conference Paper

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