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Length
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Electric current
Thermodynamic temperature
Amount of substance
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Definition of the metre
Mise en pratique
Work of the BIPM Length Section
Consultative Committee for Length (CCL)
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SI brochure, Appendix 1, section 2.1


 
1st CGPM, 1889: sanction of the international prototypes of the metre and the kilogram

Note: The definition of the metre was abrogated in 1960 (11th CGPM, Resolution 6, see below).

 
7th CGPM, 1927: definition of the metre by the international Prototype

Note: This definition was abrogated in 1960 (11th CGPM, Resolution 6, see below).

 
11th CGPM, 1960, Resolution 6: definition of the metre

Note: This definition was abrogated in 1983 (17th CGPM, Resolution 1, see below).

 
15th CGPM, 1975, Resolution 2: recommended value for the speed of light

Note: The relative uncertainty quoted here is believed to correspond to three standard deviations in the data considered.

 
17th CGPM, 1983, Resolution 1: definition of the metre

Note: The relative uncertainty given here corresponds to three standard deviations in the data considered.

 
17th CGPM, 1983, Resolution 2: on the realization of the definition of the metre

 
22nd CGPM, 2003, Resolution 8: revision of the mise en pratique of the definition of the metre

 
CIPM, 2003, Recommendation 1: Revision of the Mise en Pratique list of recommended radiations



Related articles

Definition of the metre
Mise en pratique
Work of the BIPM Length Section
Consultative Committee for Length (CCL)