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NIST Temperature Scale Database (SRD 60), Version 3.0
Fixed Points Associated with a Selected Reference:
Reference:
E. H. McLaren, The freezing points of high purity metals as precision temperature standars. 2. An investigation of the freezing temperatures of zinc, cadium, and tin. Can. J. Phys. 35 (1957) 1086-1106. (DOI:) (1957)