BRITISHTHERMALUNIT
British thermal unit
The British thermal unit is a traditional unit of energy equal to about 1055 joules. It is the amount of energy needed to cool or heat one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. In science, the joule, the SI unit of energy, has largely replaced the BTU.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: British thermal unit
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