Metre Convention

The Metre Convention (or Convention of the Metre) is an international treaty that established what is now known as the SI system.

The Metre Convention was first established in 1875, then modified in 1921.

In 1960 the system of units it established was renamed the SI system of units.

See also:

• Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM)
• Conférence Générale des Poids et Mesures (CGPM) and
• [Comité International des Poids et Mesures]? (CIPM).

External links:

• http://www.bipm.fr/enus/1_Convention/foreword.html