Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) 
 
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Appendix C. Comments on the References of Appendix D—Bibliography ....................................... 70 
C.1 Defining document for the SI: BIPM SI Brochure ............................................................ 70 
C.2 United States version of defining document for the SI: NIST SP 330 ............................... 70 
C.3 ISO and IEC ...................................................................................................................... 70 
C.4 ANSI/IEEE SI-10 ............................................................................................................... 70 
 C.5 
 
Federal 
Register notices ..................................................................................................... 71 
 C.6 
 
Federal 
Standard 376B ...................................................................................................... 72 
C.7 2006 CODATA values of the fundamental constants ........................................................ 72 
 C.8 
 
Uncertainty 
in measurement .............................................................................................. 72 
Appendix D. Bibliography .................................................................................................................. 73 

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Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) 
 
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Introduction 
 
1.1 Purpose of Guide 
The International System of Units was established in 1960 by the 11th General Conference on 
Weights and Measures (CGPM— see Preface). Universally abbreviated SI (from the French Le Système 
International d’Unités), it is the modern metric system of measurement used throughout the world. This 
Guide has been prepared by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to assist members 
of the NIST staff, as well as others who may have need of such assistance, in the use of the SI in their 
work, including the reporting of results of measurements.