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Charles Dickens’s belief in spontaneous combustion sparked Victorian London’s hottest debate

Charles Dickens’s belief in spontaneous combustion sparked Victorian London’s hottest debate

By Sam Kean / Jul 18, 2017
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial Kilogram

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial Kilogram

By Sam Kean / Nov 5, 2010
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole

By Sam Kean / Nov 4, 2010
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela

By Sam Kean / Nov 3, 2010
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second

By Sam Kean / Nov 2, 2010
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter

By Sam Kean / Nov 1, 2010

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