What Is A Standard Candle?

1.	What Is A Standard Candle?
Answer» A standard CANDLE is that weighs 1/6 pound of pure spermaceti wax and burning at the rate of 120 grains per hour i.e. 7.776 GRAMS per hour. A standard candle is that weighs 1/6 pound of pure spermaceti wax and burning at the rate of 120 grains per hour i.e. 7.776 grams per hour.

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A standard CANDLE is that weighs 1/6 pound of pure spermaceti wax and burning at the rate of 120 grains per hour i.e. 7.776 GRAMS per hour.

A standard candle is that weighs 1/6 pound of pure spermaceti wax and burning at the rate of 120 grains per hour i.e. 7.776 grams per hour.

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