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 | Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) Sèvres,
France [In French and English] Organization charged with the creation and application of standardized weights and measures in the world. In particular, it is the official guardian of the International System of Units (SI). |
| OIML (International Organization of Legal Metrology /
Organisation Internationale de Métrologie Légale) Paris, France
[In English, French and Spanish] Th OIML was established in 1955 in order to promote the global harmonization of legal metrology (the study of measuring standards). |
| Open Directory - Science: Reference: Units of Measurement |
| A Dictionary of
Units Author: Frank Tapson,
University of Exeter,
England Survey of SI, traditional and scientific measurement units, with conversion factors and on-line conversion capability. |
| How Many? - A Dictionary of Units of
Measurement Author: Russ Rowlett, Center for Mathematics and Science Education, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel
Hill, NC, USA Survey of measurement units, whether part of SI or some traditional system, from around the world. |
| The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty Source: Physics Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA |
| ASCE
Metric References & Resources
Source: American Society of
Civil Engineers Committee on Metrication,
ASCE, Reston, VA, USA Basics of the SI system, description of units, conversion factors and status of metrication in the world, and in the US in particular. |
| Interpretation of the SI for
the United States and Metric Conversion Policy for Federal Agencies Source: Metric Program, National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD, USA Detailed presentation of the SI system. |
| Metric Methods -
SI Guide Author: James R. Frysinger, Charleston, SC, USA Survey of the SI system, with equivalents of metric units in several languages (English, Chinese [PRC and Taiwan]), French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish). |
| The Metric System
Author: Jacques J. Proot, Beaconsfield, PQ, Canada Good reference source and history. |
| UK Metric Association |
| U.S. Metric Association (USMA), Northridge, CA, USA |
| English Weights and
Measures "The definitive internet resource for information on Imperial weights and measures. " |
| Open Directory - Reference: Time |
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A Summary of the
International Standard Date
and Time Notation
Author:
Markus G. Kuhn,
Cambridge, England. Detailed presentation of the ISO 8601-based international standardization of date and time notations, particularly as used by computers. |
| The Calendar Zone Source: Janice McLean Classified list of links to web pages concerned with various aspects of calendars. |
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When Do You Want to Go
Today? Author:
Will Linden, New York,
NY, USA Links to web pages concerned with time keeping, calendars etc. across many cultural and religious traditions. |
| Calendars Author: L. E.
Doggett. Source:
Department of Astronomy, New
Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA Survey of the astronomical basis of different calendars, as well as details on the following calendar systems: Gregorian, Hebrew, Islamic, Indian, Chinese and Julian. |
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Atomic Clock Time
Source:
infa.net Accurate time in all time zones, in may different output formats. |
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GreenwichMeanTime.Com
Source:
greenwich2000.ltd.uk,
Kingston, England Information about the current time around the world, time zones and time keeping. |
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The Official U.S. Time Source:
Time and Frequency Division,
Physics Laboratory, National
Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST),
Boulder, CO, USA Provides the correct time for all US time zones. |
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