If you click on the
picture to the left, you will see that it consists of photographs of
four postage stamps, which the
Australian post office issued to
promote that country's metrication program.
"The task of the BIPM is
to ensure world-wide uniformity of measurements and their traceability
to the International System of Units (SI)."
If you click on the
link to the BIPM, you will be not only be able to read about that
organization, but you will also be able to check the international time.
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