The Modernized Metric System: the International System of Units (SI) and its Relationship to U.S. Customary Units

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Chart of the six base units of the modernized metric system, including length, time, mass, temperature, electric current, and luminous intensity.

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1 chart : col. ; 74 x 115 cm.

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United States. National Bureau of Standards. 1968.

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  • Main Title: The Modernized Metric System: the International System of Units (SI) and its Relationship to U.S. Customary Units
  • Series Title: National Bureau of Standards Reports
  • Added Title: National Bureau of Standards Reports Special Publication 304

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Chart of the six base units of the modernized metric system, including length, time, mass, temperature, electric current, and luminous intensity.

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1 chart : col. ; 74 x 115 cm.

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United States. National Bureau of Standards. The Modernized Metric System: the International System of Units (SI) and its Relationship to U.S. Customary Units, poster, 1968; Washington, D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc100702/: accessed June 22, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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