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| Symbol: |
c |
| Category: |
Luminous intensity |
| SI Equivalent: |
1.01937 cd |
| Dimension: |
J |
| System: |
UK, INT |
| Notes |
| One candle (int.) was specified as the luminous intensity given by a spermaceti candle weighing one sixth pound burning at the rate of 120 grains (av.) an hour. The US unit is a specified fraction of the average horizontal candlepower of a group of 45 carbon-filament lamps preserved at the National Bureau of Standards. |
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