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Despite the internationalization of SI units, and the fact that other units are actually forbidden by law in France and other countries, there are still some older or parallel systems remaining in use in several areas of science and technology.
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Cardarelli, F. (1997). Other Systems of Units. In: Scientific Unit Conversion. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3394-0_3
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