The official 1948 resolution of the General Conference on Weights and Measures adopting the name newton and symbol N for the SI unit of force.
Facts
PublisherBureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
URLhttps://www.bipm.org/en/committees/cg/cgpm/9-1948/resolution-7
Source Typegovernment
Reliability Tier1
Official international standards-body resolution, the treaty organization that governs the SI itself. Sources
CGPM Resolution 7 of 1948 (BIPM)
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)
This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Units, 5 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 general references.
- Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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