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Scientists Are About to Redefine the Kilogram and Shake Up Our System of Measures | Science| Smithsonian Magazine
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Scientists Are About to Redefine the Kilogram and Shake Up Our System of Measures | Science| Smithsonian Magazine
![Au revoir to the original kilogram: Le Grand K joins the list of relegated metrics | Science | The Guardian Au revoir to the original kilogram: Le Grand K joins the list of relegated metrics | Science | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/9da3269adf2dbf516ab0836299f6990fb64d4462/1283_75_3115_1870/master/3115.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=dc14426b9ae4a905948e97037e3e0692)
Au revoir to the original kilogram: Le Grand K joins the list of relegated metrics | Science | The Guardian
![This platinum-iridium cylinder at the National Bureau of Standards is the primary standard kilogram for all metric measurements of mass in this country. It was furnished to the US by the International This platinum-iridium cylinder at the National Bureau of Standards is the primary standard kilogram for all metric measurements of mass in this country. It was furnished to the US by the International](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G15MA6/this-platinum-iridium-cylinder-at-the-national-bureau-of-standards-G15MA6.jpg)