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Record 1 1985-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

a German standard unit of luminous intensity equal to about 0.92 of the candela.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Hefner-Alteneck (Friedrich von) (...) On lui doit encore une lampe à arc différentielle (1879), un photomètre, et la bougie Hefner, lampe étalon à acétate d'amyle.

OBS

1 cd = 1,11 bougie Hefner HK.

Spanish

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