Original 1946 : The value of the new candle is such that the brightness of the full radiator at the temperature of solidification of is 60 new candles per square centimetre | 73 in a of the corresponding to the transition between the 2p 10 and 5d 5 quantum levels of the -86 |
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Interim 1960 : 1 650 763 | Prefixes The litre is classed as a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI |
United Kingdom and the former Empire Logo of the American National Metrication Council, an organization set up by to coordinate the country's transition to the metric system.
The ordering of this table is such that any derived unit is based only on base units or derived units that precede it in the table | Prefixes The litre is classed as a non-SI unit accepted for use with the SI |
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The original definitions of the various base units in the above table were made by the following authorities:• The original definitions of the various base units in the above table were made by the following authorities:• Current 1967 : The duration of 9 192 631 770 periods of the radiation corresponding to the transition between the two levels of the of the 133 atom | 9747 of the for 1900 January 0 at 12 hours |
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Current 1889 : The mass of the International prototype kilogram | The [CGS] electromagnetic unit of current is that current, flowing in an arc 1 cm long of a circle 1 cm in radius creates a field of one at the centre |
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At the close of the 19th century three different systems of units of measure existed for electrical measurements: a also known as the Gaussian or ESU system , a SI base units :23 Unit name Unit symbol Definition Incomplete m• Porter, Darwin; Prince, Danforth 2006 | The seven and the interdependency of their definitions |