Episode 3 of 3
Signing of the Metre Convention
- When
- 20 May 1875
- Where
- Paris
Representatives from seventeen countries signed the Convention of the Metre in Paris on 20 May 1875.
On 20 May 1875, representatives from seventeen sovereign states, including Argentina, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway, Switzerland, the Ottoman Empire, the United States, and Venezuela, signed the Convention of the Metre in Paris.
Sources
- Metre Convention Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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