Re: A. Einstein and science-fairs

[DEVARAKONDA VENKATA NARAYANA SARMA <narayana@HD1.DOT.NET.IN>]

The message in the 581 KB attachment by Bob Sciamanda is given
below.

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The meter is the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during
a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.

Note that the effect of this definition is to fix the speed of light in
vacuuum at exactly 299 792 458  m/s. The original prototype of meter which
was sanctioned by the first CGPM in 1889 is still kept at the BIPM under
the conditions specified in 1889.

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I think this is a sort of record.{:-)

regard,

sarma.