The weights and measures commission was the only one allowed to continue but soon Laplace, together with Lavoisier, Borda , Coulomb , Brisson and Delambre were thrown off the commission since all those on the committee had to be worthy:
Mõõtühikute komisjon oli ainus võimalus jätkata, kuid varsti Laplace koos Lavoisier Borda Coulomb, Brisson ja Delambre olid visati välja komisjon, sest kõik need on komitee tuli väärt: