The Metre Convention is signed in Paris, France

When

20 May 1875

Kind

Event

Coordinates

48.85° N, 2.35° E

Description

The Metre Convention is signed in Paris, France.

Placed at the area around the town its text names, Paris.

1875 international standardization treaty

The Metre Convention, also known as the Treaty of the Metre, is an international treaty that was signed in Paris on 20 May 1875 by representatives of 17 sovereign states: Argentina, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden-Norway, Switzerland, the Ottoman Empire, the United States, and Venezuela.

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• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Zuge der Einführung des Metrischen Einheitensystems vereinbaren Vertreter von 17 Unterzeichnerstaaten in der Meterkonvention die Schaffung eines Urmeters…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “signature de la Convention du Mètre par 17 États à Paris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “メートル条約締結（世界計量記念日）”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page