Talk:Bolometer
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Hmm... seems substantially different then the following:
the most sensitive thermometer known to science. Invented in 1880 by astronomer Samuel P. Langley, the bolometer is used to measure light from the faintest stars and the sun's heat rays. It consists of a fine wire connected to an electric circuit. When radiation falls on the wire, it becomes very slightly warmer. This increases the electrical resistance of the wire. The difference in conductivity is proportional to the incident irradiance. rredc.nrel.gov/solar/glossary/gloss_b.html
- I don't know what you are referring to, but to me seems consistence with the definitons given in the article. The definition given in the article is the correct one. The quote you give maybe descrive a pioneer bolometer. The only inconsistence is that a bolometer is not a thermometer but it contains a thermometer (but in any way you can made it) AnyFile
Units of measure and Category
I have corrected again 50 millikelvins into 50 mK. Please use the correct SI forms as stated in Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style#Scientific_style, Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Style_for_numbers.2C_weights.2C_and_measures SI#SI writing style. I can not consider valid the question we are inside a sentence. The satments of SI said that every time the unit is after a number it must go in form like K or mK. The long form (but always in sigular) like kelvin should use only when speaking of the unit of measure itslef (in which it is not preceded by any numbers)
I also reinsert this page in the Category:Particle detectors as I condider it interesting that this article is shown in that category. From waht I can see there is no reason why a page should stay in the minor possible category and that if a page should or not be present in a category have to depend on if we wants an article to be shown in the category pages and not if we consider if he article is in its whole in this category. Now Category:Particle detectors is also a subcategory of Category:Particle physics which has no link with Category:Measuring instruments. If you really have some good reason why it should not be palcede in Category:Particle detectors,I'll will move in Category:Particle physics, but of course it is prefearred the Category:Particle detectors category. AnyFile 10:20, 2 May 2005 (UTC)
- The proper long form is millikelvins. The plural does indeed have an "s" at the end.
- Many people get confused about this, because in the old days when Kelvin was an adjective, in English the adjectives do not add an "s" in "degrees Kelvin"; the "s" is added to the unit, the noun part, degree. But now kelvin is the noun, and it forms the normal English plural.
- It may be used in text.
- It often should be used spelled out in first occurence, symbols thereafter.
- There is no requirement by the various standards agencies which oversee the SI that these units are never spelled out when used with numbers.
- 11:21, 2 May 2005 (UTC)