History of the metric system levels of the krypton 86 atom as the new standard for the metre. The standard metre artefact was retired. In 1960, Giorgi's proposals were adopted as the basis of the "Système International d'Unités" (International System of Units), the SI. This initial definition of the SI included six base units, the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, degree Kelvin and candela, and sixteen coherent derived units. The evolution of the SI after its publication in 1960 has seen the addition of a seventh base unit, the "mole", and six more derived units, the "pascal" for pressure, the "gray", "sievert" and "becquerel" for radiation,
Khai Si Khai Si Khai Si () is a sub-district ("tambon") in Mueang Bueng Kan District, in Bueng Kan Province, northeastern Thailand. As of 2012, it had a population of 5,294 people. It lies on Highway 212 and the Mekong River and border with Laos, west of Bueng Kan and east of Ho Kham. The sub-district was created in 1979, when nine administrative villages were split from Nong Sawang sub-district (then still named Nong Kheng) to form the new sub-district. The sub-district is divided into 10 administrative villages ("muban"). The sub-district municipality Khai Si is the local government unit responsible for the