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Development of the metric system of measures and ways for transition in the USSR to the international system of units

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Shirokov, K.P. Development of the metric system of measures and ways for transition in the USSR to the international system of units. Meas Tech 7, 294–298 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00982078

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