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Standard Unit of Pressure in Vacuum Physics

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IT is regrettable that spokesmen for the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures1 and the Standards Division of the National Physical Laboratory2 have failed to understand my recent communication3.

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FLORESCU, N. Standard Unit of Pressure in Vacuum Physics. Nature 190, 522 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190522b0

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