Resolution 6 of the 10th CGPM (1954)
Practical system of units
In accordance with the wish expressed by the
decides to adopt as base units of the system the following units:
length | metre |
mass | kilogram |
time | second |
electric current | ampere |
thermodynamic temperature | degree Kelvin |
luminous intensity | candela |
reference
The reader should note that the official version of this Resolution is the French
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NOTE
The unit name "degree Kelvin" was changed to "kelvin" in 1967 (13th CGPM, Resolution 3).