The weights and measures commission was the only one allowed to continue and Lagrange became its chairman when others such as the chemist Lavoisier, Borda, Laplace, Coulomb, Brisson and Delambre were thrown off the commission.
Ang talaro at sumusukat sa komisyon ay ang isa lamang na pinahihintulutan upang magpatuloy at Lagrange naging chairman nito kapag ang iba tulad ng parmasya Lavoisier, Borda, Laplace, Coulomb, Brisson at Delambre ay thrown off ang mga komisyon.