<Ul> <Li> The metre, for length--defined as being one ten millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the Equator through Paris </Li> <Li> The are (100 m) for area (of land) </Li> <Li> The stère (1 m) for volume of firewood </Li> <Li> The litre (1 dm) for volumes of liquid </Li> <Li> The gramme, for mass--defined as being the mass of one cubic centimetre of water </Li> <Li> The franc, for currency . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The metre, for length--defined as being one ten millionth of the distance between the North Pole and the Equator through Paris </Li> <Li> The are (100 m) for area (of land) </Li> <Li> The stère (1 m) for volume of firewood </Li>

Champions of the metric system at the french conference