Ayui, RJ - Ayui

Japanese: アユイ,R.J. - あゆい
Ayui, RJ - Ayui

…In response to a request from the National Assembly in 1890 for advice on the establishment of a new law on weights and measures, the Academie des Sciences proposed the metric system, and Lavoisier was appointed treasurer and secretary of the Committee for Weights and Measures the following year. He also measured the density of pure water at 0°C in a vacuum together with RJ Haüy to determine the standard for volume. However, in 1893, the Reign of Terror began, and the National Convention decided to close all the Academies. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Ayui, RJ" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…90年新しい度量衡法設置について国民議会からの諮問に対し,アカデミー・デ・シアンスはメートル法を提案し,ラボアジエは翌年,度量衡委員会の会計・書記を任ぜられた。また体積の標準を決定するため,アユイR.J.Haüyとともに0℃の純水の密度を真空中で測定した。しかし,93年には恐怖政治が始まり,国民公会はすべてのアカデミーの閉鎖を決定した。…

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