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... known for developing the Giorgi Inter- national System of Measurement ( also known as the mksa system ) in 1901. This system pro- posed as units of scientific measurement the metre , kilogram , second , and joule and was endorsed in ...
... known for developing the Giorgi Inter- national System of Measurement ( also known as the mksa system ) in 1901. This system pro- posed as units of scientific measurement the metre , kilogram , second , and joule and was endorsed in ...
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... known . The pomadasyids , although known collec- tively as grunts , are known individually by a number of names , among them porkfish , pig- fish , sweetlips , margate , and tomtate . Among the better - known species are the blue ...
... known . The pomadasyids , although known collec- tively as grunts , are known individually by a number of names , among them porkfish , pig- fish , sweetlips , margate , and tomtate . Among the better - known species are the blue ...
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... known di- ameter under a known load into a surface and measuring the diameter of the indenta- tion with a microscope . The Brinell hardness number is obtained by dividing the load , in kilograms , by the spherical area of the inden ...
... known di- ameter under a known load into a surface and measuring the diameter of the indenta- tion with a microscope . The Brinell hardness number is obtained by dividing the load , in kilograms , by the spherical area of the inden ...
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