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The document discusses the historical relationship between the units of time (second) and length (meter), highlighting how a one-meter pendulum beats the second in oscillation. It reviews the evolution of these units from anthropomorphic measurements to standardized units based on natural constants, particularly during the French Revolution. The authors suggest that the choice of the meter may have been influenced by its relation to the seconds pendulum, despite the lack of a deep physical connection betwee

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Giuseppe

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EN