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The BIPM in a few images

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The Metre Convention signed in Paris on 20 May 1875 to achieve the international unification and improvement of the Metric System
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The BIPM old gate
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The BIPM Headquarters today
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The second meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures 1895
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The 26th meeting of the CGPM- revision of the SI 2018
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The BIPM laboratories, the Balance room cerca 1908
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The BIPM Kibble balance today
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Laying of the Foundation stone of the New Observatory
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The Observatory today
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Electricity measurements cerca 1935
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BIPM electricity laboratory today
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Measurement campaign in the field with invar wires
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Photometry facilities at BIPM in the 1950’
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Construction of the Ionizing Radiation Building - 1963
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The Marie Curie building today, hosting Ionizing Radiation and Chemistry laboratories
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Ionizing Radiation Laboratories 1965
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Comparisons and calibration services for national standards run by the BIPM using DOSEO high-radiation facilities
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First meeting of the CCQM at the BIPM on 19 April 1995
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BIPM Mass spectrometry laboratory one of the BIPM Chemistry labs
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The Pavillon de Breteuil cerca 1950
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Norman Foster Ramsey and Louis Essen in a discussion during the third meeting of the CCTF at the Pavillon de Breteuil courtesy of V. Satchkov and R. Essen
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BIPM Time Laboratory
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