Quantity of heat in the C. G. S. system required to raise the temperature of 1g of water by 1 degree C at 15oC, this equals 4. 1855J - replaced by the joule in the S. I. system
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}