World Metrology Day 2020: Date & Significance Of The Day Celebrating International System Of Units

Every year, May 20 is observed as World Metrology Day celebrating the International System of Units. The date is the anniversary of signing by representatives of 17 nations of the Metre Convention in Paris in 1875 by which the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) was formed. Metrology is a study of measurement. The WMD 2020 falls on Wednesday.

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