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International Candle
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The unit of luminous
intensity formerly used as the international standard. On January 1, 1948,
it was replaced with the candela, which
is equal to 58.9/60 or 0.98 international satellite. Also called English
candle, British candle.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
