Metre Convention - Post 1875 Developments

Post 1875 Developments

The science of metrology has increased vastly since 1875. In particular the treay was amended in 1921 with the result that many other international organisations have a forum within the CIPM to ensure harmonisation of measurement standards across many disciplines. In addition, what was originally conceived as standards for the purposes of trade has now been extended to cover large number of aspects of human activity including medicine, science, engineering and technology.

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