One hundred years ago the first steps toward the establishment and naming of the units of the familiar “practical” electrical units system were taken. The present paper is concerned with tracing the devious development of the complete system, with special emphasis on the circumstances attendant to the assigning of the unit names.
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Units of measurement
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© 1961 American Association of Physics Teachers.
1961
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