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Metrology in Short - 4th edition
In 2025, to commemorate 150 years since the signing of the Metre Convention, EURAMET has published the 4th edition of 'Metrology in Short'.
The new version of Metrology in Short (MiS), like its predecessors, is designed for those both unfamiliar with the topic of metrology as well as those who are involved in it.
The new version summarises the history of metrology, the worldwide measurement system, and how any measurement can be linked to any other measurement in the world through the International System of Units (the SI). An addition to the new MiS is a chapter on legal metrology – what it is and how it affects almost every aspect of our daily lives.
The 4th edition also has an expanded glossary of metrological terms, from “Absolute measurement error” to the “WTO TBT agreement” as well as an appendix on the SI and another on how measurement uncertainty is calculated.
The fourth version of Metrology in Short was developed by EURAMET e.V., the Technical Committee for Interdisciplinary Metrology (TC-IM), within the EURAMET TC-IM Project 1374 and in cooperation with the EURAMET community.
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History of 'Metrology in Short'
"Metrology in short" was conceived by DFM, the Danish Metrology Institute, and was first published as "Metrologi- Kort og Godt" in 1998. A second print was made in 2000.
The publication received funding from the Danish Ministry of Enterprise. In 2000 "Metrologi kort og godt" was translated into English, partly financed through a special grant from the PRAQIII and made available to all PHARE countries to ease their transition to a European metrology organisation. It was published in connection with the EUROMET Project 595.
The second edition is a revised and extended version, elaborated in connection with the projects METROTRADE and REGMET, and co-financed by the European Commission under the 5th Framework Programme.
The third edition is a revised and extended version, elaborated within the iMERA-Project and co-financed by the European Commission under the 6th Framework Programme.
Permission for translation
The EURAMET Secretariat can give permission to translate 'Metrology in Short, 4th edition' into other languages.
3rd edition of Metrology in Short
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