Standards of length

Autor: M. J. Puttock
Rok vydání: 1958
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Zdroj: Cartography. 2:92-96
ISSN: 0069-0805
DOI: 10.1080/00690805.1958.10437507
Popis: This article gives a brief historical introduction to standards of length and reviews the present situation regarding these standards, including the proposed optical definition of the metre. The author is a Principal Research Officer in the Division of Metrology, National Standards Laboratory, C.S.I.R.O., Sydney. This Division is responsible for the maintenance of the Standards of Length of the Commonwealth.
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