Metrology, the branch of science dedicated to measurement, has created better and better systems of measurement for the kilogram based on fundamental principles rather than arbitrary chunks of metal ...

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Legend has it that Isaac Newton had the moment of inspiration that would lead to his theory of gravity when, on a warm afternoon, he saw an apple fall from a tree and wondered why it should fall down ...