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I find the values of the fundamental constants here
https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants/
In anticipation of the data of 2022, I want to clarify one point.

Planck's constant is related by an exact expression to some other fundamental quantities:
$$h = \frac{\alpha^2 m_e с^2}{2R_c}\qquad (1)$$

c = 299 792 458 m⁄s (exact)
me = 9.109 383 7015(28)∙10-31 kg
α = 7.297 352 5693(11)∙10-3
Rc =3.289 841 960 2508(64)∙1015 s

The SI units are defined in such a way that, when the Planck constant is expressed in SI units, it has the exact value h = 6.62607015×10-34 J⋅Hz-1

As of 2018, R and electron spin g-factor are the most accurately measured physical constants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rydberg_constant

2010 R= 10 973 731.568 539 (55) m-1
2014 R=10 973 731.568 508 (65) m-1
2018 R=10 973 731.568 160 (21) m-1

We see a big leap in value.
So the previous accuracy is a bluff.
Maybe I'm wrong , but its related to the problem called Proton radius puzzle

Which value in the above formula (1) will be determined experimentally, and which one is calculated if h(exact), c(exact) ?
 
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