We are at the point of defining the kilogram using another constant-Planck'sconstant.
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Some rather odd things, including fractions of Planck'sconstant.
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But what the heck is Planck'sconstant?
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The hitch here is getting a suitably accurate measurement of Planck'sconstant, and that's proving tougher than anticipated.
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No more physical objects - a kilo will be calculated by reference to a physical constant known as Planck'sconstant or 'h'.
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The quantum Hall effect allows the international standard for resistance to be defined in terms of the electron charge and Planck'sconstant alone.
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All units of mass-thekilogram, the atomic mass unit, and even America's sweetheart, the pound-canbe calculated from that value of Planck'sconstant.
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A day or two later an indignant mathematician rose to state, in the letter column, that Planck'sconstant is actually 6.55 divided by 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.