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weights and measures

(Encyclopedia) CE5 weights and measures, units and standards for expressing the amount of some quantity, such as length, capacity, or weight; the science of measurement standards and methods is known as metrology...

Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich

(Encyclopedia)Mendeleev, Dmitri Ivanovich mĕndəlāˈəf, Rus. dəmēˈtrē ēväˈnəvĭch myĭndyĭlyāˈəf [key], 1834–1907, Russian chemist. He is famous for his formulation (1869) of the periodic law and t...

measures

(Encyclopedia)measures: see weights and measures. ...

stone

(Encyclopedia)stone, in weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

candela

(Encyclopedia)candela kăndĕˈlə [key], in weights and measures: see candle. ...
 

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