Skip to main content

Specific heat

Scope note

The number of calories required to raise 1 gram of a material 1 degree Celsius in temperature. MH

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300056232

Broader Terms used

thermal properties

Term used for

heat, specific

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: specific heat" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-3704 Accessed: 2024-10-11 23:19:30

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-3704|title=Terminology definition for: specific heat|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-10-11 23:19:30|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-3704

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...