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The emission of visible radiation by a hot body. A theoretically perfect radiator, called a blackbody, will emit radiant energy according to Planck'...



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Graph showing the relation between the brightness of a blackbody and temperature. °F = (°C × 1.8) + 32.
From Encyclopedia article 'Incandescence'