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Past Efforts in Redefining of SI Units

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In the previous chapters, we have seen a number of sets of physical constants to define a system of units. All through the efforts are being to find out a set of physical constants, which can describe all units of measurement.

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Gupta, S.V. (2020). Past Efforts in Redefining of SI Units. In: Units of Measurement. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 122. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43969-9_12

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