Incandescence and heat

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Nov 19, 2008, 08:21 PM

Incandescence and heat

Incandescent light is produced by heat?

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Nov 19, 2008, 09:43 PM

Yep. "incandescere" means "become warm, hot from within" in Latin. Incandescent light bulbs are too hot to touch.

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