Glossary
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Glossary of Thermography Terms
Heat Transfer
The movement of heat from one point to another by conduction, convection and/or radiation.
Hertz (Hz)
A unit of measurement of signal frequency; 1 Hz = 1 cycle per second.
Herschel, Wilhelm
A German astronomer, physicist and musician, who was active in Bath, UK, where he discovered infrared in the year 1800.
