henry, H (unit)

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ID: https://schemas.optimade.org/defs/v1.2/units/si/1967/named/henry
Definition name: henry

Unit name: henry
Latin symbol: H
Display symbol: H

Description: A derived SI unit for inductance equal to kg·m²·s⁻²·A⁻² in the 1967 SI units.

"The henry is the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current passing through the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second." [9th CGPM meeting in 1946]

The henry was defined at the 9th CGPM Meeting in 1946, included in SI at the 11th CGPM meeting in 1960, resolution 12 and implicitly redefined via the redefinition of the second at the 13th CGPM Meeting in 1967, resolution 1.

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    "title": "henry",
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    "description": "A derived SI unit for inductance equal to kg\u00b7m\u00b2\u00b7s\u207b\u00b2\u00b7A\u207b\u00b2 in the 1967 SI units.\n\n\"The henry is the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current passing through the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second.\" [9th CGPM meeting in 1946]\n\nThe henry was defined at the 9th CGPM Meeting in 1946, included in SI at the 11th CGPM meeting in 1960, resolution 12 and implicitly redefined via the redefinition of the second at the 13th CGPM Meeting in 1967, resolution 1.",
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            "relation": "Definition at the 9th CGPM meeting (1948)",
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        },
        {
            "relation": "Definition and establishment of the SI unit system at the 11th CGPM meeting (1960), resolution 12.",
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        },
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            "relation": "Redefinition of the second in the 13th CGPM Meeting (1967), resolution 1",
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        },
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            "relation": "Wikipedia article describing the unit",
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            },
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