Assertion: calorie | /r/DefinedAs | the amount of heat
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: in 1863
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: According to an article in the Journal of Nutrition, titled “History of the Calorie in Nutrition,” in 1863, a calorie was defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water from 0 to 1 degree Celsius.
text: The calorie was originally defined as the amount of heat required at a pressure of 1 standard atmosphere to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° Celsius.