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Until a new definition takes effect, the prototype remains the Platonic ideal - so precious that it is has been removed from the safe only three times in its life to be measured against all the copies, so singular that the French call it Le Grand K, and so iconic that writers of scientific papers sometimes designate it simply by the Gothic letter K.
NYT > Home Page By SARAH LYALL 2011
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But over the years, scientists have noticed a problem: Le Grand K has been losing weight.
The Fate of the Kilo Weighs Heavily on the Minds of Metrologists Jeanne Whalen 2011
alexz commented on the word Le Grand K
This refers to the mechanical platinum alloy model of the kilogram which has been in use for the last 200 years.
November 17, 2018