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Celebrate National Science Week 2025

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  • 1 September 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure brightness

    The candela is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure brightness.
  • 16 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    How do we measure things?

    As part of National Science Week, the National Measurement Institute has released the first of a series of videos explaining the basic units of measurement.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure weight

    The kilogram is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure weight.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure time

    The second is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure time.
  • 1 August 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video: How we measure distance

    The metre is one of 7 basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains how we measure distance.
  • 1 July 2019 National Measurement Institute

    Video series: How we measure things

    How we measure things is a series of 7 videos explaining the basic units of measurement. Australia’s Chief Metrologist, Dr Bruce Warrington from the National Measurement Institute, explains each unit simply for kids.