Louis Joudan wrote in USMA 19135: >Indeed it is just a K in upper case which is used to designate the >prototype of the kilogram (as was L for the former prototype of the >meter) . The closest font I have on my computer to show it would be >"Old English Text MT", a sort of gothic, but that would certatinly >not get through the Internet.
The alternative symbol L for litre was not authorized until the 16th CGPM in 1979. I believe it originated in Australia. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
