Noun: langley
- Unit of solar radiation
"Scientists use langleys to measure the amount of solar energy received by the Earth's surface"
- United States astronomer and aviation pioneer who invented the bolometer and contributed to the design of early aircraft (1834-1906)
- Samuel Pierpont Langley, Samuel Pierpoint Langley
Derived forms: langleys
Type of: artificer, astronomer, discoverer, inventor, stargazer [informal], unit, unit of measurement, uranologist
Encyclopedia: Langley, Rochdale