The Kilogram is Dead. Long Live the Kilogram!

Last month, the standard measure for mass was redefined. Yoked to a material object housed in a Parisian vault since 01889, the kilogram will now be defined by abstract concepts in nature.

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Alex Mensing, “How Much Does a Kilogram Weigh?” (02011)

 

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