The International Committee on Weights and Measures designates the speed of light as a constant value of 299,792,458 meters per second in a vacuum.

The Treaty of the Meter, signed in May 20, 1875, established the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and introduced the metric system. This treaty aimed to promote uniformity in measurements internationally, providing a standard reference for length and mass measurements.

The International Bureau Of Weights and Measures (or Bureau International Des Poids et Mesures) is located in Severes, France.

It was a agreement that was created to preserve the metric system. One organization was the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM); the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM); International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM).

It was a agreement that created to preserve the metric system.

The Treaty of the Meter (also known as the Metre Convention) is a treaty which created three organizations tasked with supervising the keeping of metric standards

It was a agreement that created to preserve the metric system.

The Treaty of the Meter (also known as the Metre Convention) is a treaty which created three organizations tasked with supervising the keeping of metric standards.

It is an international standard, and it is much easier to calculate with the metric system.