International Candle

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International Candle

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.

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use

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