In accordance with the wish expressed by the 9th Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) in its Resolution 6 concerning the establishment of a practical system of units of measurement for international use, the 10th CGPM
decides to adopt as base units of the system the following units:
length
metre
mass
kilogram
time
second
electric current
ampere
thermodynamic temperature
degree Kelvin
luminous intensity
candela
Reference:
Comptes rendus de la 10e CGPM (1954), 1956, 80
Note:
The unit name "degree Kelvin" was changed to "kelvin" in 1967 (13th CGPM, Resolution 3).
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Comptes rendus de la 10e CGPM (1954), 1956, 80
