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I read on Wikipedia that Thomas Jefferson requested a standard kilogramm from France in 1793. The article about the Kilogram claims that the first prototype for a Kilogram was first produced in 1799. What exactly did Thomas Jefferson request?

by /u/grovestreet4life in /r/AskHistorians

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