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ca. 1905 NIST Museum Collection
The kilogram/liter was a hollow gold-plated brass sphere having a mass of approximately 1 kg and a volume of approximately 1 cubic decimeter (1 liter). It was thus an object having the properties of a liter of pure water free from air. This was the first concept for the definition of the metric standard of mass.
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Top Resources
- UW Engineering Library Standards DatabaseBest place to search to find out if the Library has a standard in print. .
- ASTM Compass This link opens in a new windowThe ASTM Standards and Engineering Digital Library is a vast collection of industry-leading standards and technical engineering information. The Library covers a broad range of engineering disciplines, including aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, geological, health and safety, industrial, materials science, mechanical, nuclear, petroleum, soil science, and solar engineering. (*ASTM Compass contains ASTM and ISO Standards only.)
Now including some ISO Standards that are EN/European ISO-adopted. ASTM has partnered with AENOR and offers all European Normative Standards (ENs) as well as all European ISO adopted Standards. Search by standard number or title words. Limit to "My Subscription.
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- IEEE Xplore This link opens in a new windowIEEE Standards are only available via IEEE Xplore. Access to Draft Standards is not available. The Libraries no longer have print copies of IEEE standards.
- Knovel This link opens in a new windowSome AASHTO Standards and Specifications are available in full-text from Knovel.
