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minus-squareSilverchase@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe quest to fully define the SI units with total precision has been a centuries-long one. It was only a few years ago that the kilogram was finally redefined using universal constants instead of being defined by a physical ball!
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYep. The master-kilo that lived in a dusty Parisian cabinet, I love that anecdote.
The quest to fully define the SI units with total precision has been a centuries-long one. It was only a few years ago that the kilogram was finally redefined using universal constants instead of being defined by a physical ball!
Yep. The master-kilo that lived in a dusty Parisian cabinet, I love that anecdote.