langley

Meaning

Noun

  • A unit of heat transmission in the CGS system of units. It is equivalent to 41,840 J/m2 in SI units. Symbol: Ly.

Origin

  • Named in 1947 after Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906).

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