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The lambert (symbol L) is a unit of luminance named for Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728 - 1777), a German mathematician, physicist and astronomer. A related unit of luminance, the foot-lambert, is used in the lighting, cinema and flight simulation industries. The SI unit is the candela per square metre (cd/m²).
Definition
1 lambert (L) = 
candela per square centimetre (0.3183 cd/cm²) or 
cd m-2
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