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[–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago

From what I understand, a unit shouldn't be capitalized unless it's named after someone. The problem with litre is that a lowercase l looks like a 1 which can really mess up a measurement. People started using uppercase, but some purists bucked the trend. That's when Claude Emile was made up. Because some journals thought it was true, more people got convinced to use the uppercase L for Litre.

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