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International Bureau of Weights and Measures

The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (French: Bureau international des poids et mesures, BIPM) is an intergovernmental organisation (IGO), through which its 67 member-states act on measurement standards in areas including chemistry, ionising radiation, physical metrology, as well as the International System of Units (SI) and Coordinated…

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Location
Pavillon de Breteuil, Saint-Cloud, France
Abbreviation
BIPM (from French name)
Director
Annette Koo
Formation
20 May 1875; 151 years ago (1875-05-20)
Members
67 member states 36 associate states (See the list)
Official language
French · English

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related to The International Metre Commission (1870/1872) · 41
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related to The 1875 Metre Convention and the founding of the BIPM · 32
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → Adolphe Hirsch, Although France, Austrian, Berlin Observatory, CNAM, Conservatoire, Diplomatic Conference, France, Franco-German, French, French Government, German, German Weights, International Bureau, International Metre Commission, Italy, Measures, Measures Service, Metre, Metre Convention
related to history · 30
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → At, Carlos Ibáñez, Charles, Delambre, During, Europe, Franco-Prussian War, Gauss, General Conference, Germany, Great Exhibition, Guillaume's, Ibero, Ibáñez, International Bureau, International Committee, International Geodetic Association, Legendre, Measures, Metre Convention
related to Saint Petersburg Academy · 28
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related to Metric act of 1866 and calls for an international standard unit of length · 26
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → Altona, Bessel, Coast Survey, Equator, European Arc Measurement, Europäische Gradmessung, Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler's, French Geodesic Mission, General Conference, German, Imperial, In, International Bureau, Koenigsberg Observatories, Measures, Measures Act, Metric Act, Moreover, Office, Peru
related to International Geodetic Association · 24
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related to Additional roles for standardised time · 16
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → Already, Earth's, IERS, In, International Atomic Time, International Bureau, International Earth Rotation, International Polar Motion Service, International Time Bureau, Measures, Reference Systems Service, TAI, The, The International Bureau, They, Weights
related to The 1889 General Conference on Weights and Measures · 14
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see also · 9
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → Geodetic CommissionWorld Metrology DayVersailles, International Bureau, List, MeasurementsMetrologiaSeconds, MeasuresHistory, Organization, Reference Materials, StandardizationInstitute, Weights
related to External links · 6
International Bureau of Weights and Measures → International Bureau, Measures, Media, Weights, Wikimedia CommonsOfficial, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

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International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresDirectorAnnette Koo1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresFormation20 May 1875; 151 years ago (1875-05-20)1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresLocationPavillon de Breteuil, Saint-Cloud, France1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresMembers67 member states 36 associate states (See the list)1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresOfficial languageFrench1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresOfficial languageEnglish1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresRegion servedWorldwide1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresTypeIntergovernmental1.00infobox
International Bureau of Weights and MeasuresWebsiteBIPM.org1.00infobox
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struveinstance ofThe Struve Geodetic arc measurement extended on a period of forty years and initiated an international scientific collaboration between Russian Empire and the United Kingdoms of…0.80text

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