AMERICAN METROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Letter to the Editor: Slovak Metrological Society

I should like to bring to the attention of the many readers of the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology the establishment of the Slovak Metrological Society (SMS). SMS came into being on October 16, 1990, as the result of a special founding Congress held in DT Zilina with 137 delegates from the whole of Slovakia in attendance. It brings together individuals ...

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