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International candle

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-006605

A historical unit of luminous intensity, defined in 1909 by agreement among several national standards laboratories. It was based on the light emitted by a specific type of candle. This unit was superseded by the candela, the current SI base unit for luminous intensity, in 1948.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-006605
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006605",
  "term": "International candle",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A historical unit of luminous intensity, defined in 1909 by agreement among several national standards laboratories. It was based on the light emitted by a specific type of candle. This unit was superseded by the candela, the current SI base unit for luminous intensity, in 1948.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/international-candle/"
}

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