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The material used in this chapter has been taken primarily from Appendix 2 of the brochure on the International System of Units (SI) 8th Edition 2006 [1]. But Appendix 2 is not available in the printed form. It is available on the BIPM website and is updated periodically. The latest update is of 20 February 2007 for the realization of the ampere.
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Gupta, S.V. (2009). Realization of Base Units. In: Units of Measurement. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 122. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00738-5_5
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