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  2. International Prototype of the Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    The International Prototype of the Kilogram (referred to by metrologists as the IPK or Le Grand K; sometimes called the ur-kilogram, [1] [2] or urkilogram, [3] particularly by German-language authors writing in English [3] [4]:30 [5]: 64 ) is an object whose mass was used to define the kilogram from 1889, when it replaced the Kilogramme des ...

  3. Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    The kilogram (also spelled kilogramme [1]) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. [1] The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo- (meaning one thousand) and gram ; [ 2 ] it is colloquially shortened to " kilo " (plural "kilos").

  4. History of the metric system - Wikipedia

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    Note 9] The final conclusion was that one cubic decimetre of water at its maximum density was equal to 99.92072% of the mass of the provisional kilogram. [32] On 7 April 1795, the metric system was formally defined in French law. [Note 10] It defined six new decimal units: [26]

  5. Puzzle solutions for Tuesday, Sept. 24

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    September 24, 2024 at 5:02 AM Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. CROSSWORDS

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    November 24, 2024 at 2:09 AM Note: Most subscribers have some, but not all, of the puzzles that correspond to the following set of solutions for their local newspaper. CROSSWORDS

  7. Grave (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The law also replaced the three names gravet, grave and bar by a single generic unit name: the gram. [12] The new gram was equal to the old gravet. Four new prefixes (deca, hecto, kilo, and myria) were added to the metric system to cover almost the same range of units as in 1793 (milligram, centigram, decigram, gram, decagram, hectogram ...

  8. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    Crossword-like puzzles, for example Double Diamond Puzzles, appeared in the magazine St. Nicholas, published since 1873. [31] Another crossword puzzle appeared on September 14, 1890, in the Italian magazine Il Secolo Illustrato della Domenica. It was designed by Giuseppe Airoldi and titled "Per passare il tempo" ("To pass the time"). Airoldi's ...

  9. Scientists Want to Define the Kilogram by Gravity—Not ... - AOL

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    Scientists want to define the kilogram by gravity—and not just electricity. Here’s why correctly quantifying mass is more important than you think.