What value did Max Planck calculate for Planck’s constant?

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When Max Planck first evaluated Planck’s constant in 1900, he calculated a value of 6.55×10−27 erg-second.1

This initial calculation was part of his work on blackbody radiation, which led to the development of quantum theory. In modern scientific units, the constant is defined as exactly 6.62607015×10−34 joule second.2134