James Clerk Maxwell and Elihu Thomson (through the British Association for the Advancement of Science - BAAS) introduced the Centimetre gram second system of units (cgs) in 1874, in order to derive electric and magnetic metric units, following the recommendation of Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1832.
James Clerk Maxwell og Elihu Thomson (gennem British Association for the Advancement of Science – BAAS) introducerede CGS-systemet (centimeter gram sekund) i 1874 for at udlede elektriske og magnetiske metriske enheder som følge af anbefalinger fra Carl Friedrich Gauss i 1832.