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=Temperature Scales= | =Temperature Scales= | ||
==Fahrenheit== | ==Fahrenheit== | ||
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (24 May 1686 to 16 September 1736) visited Ole Remer in 1708. In 1709 Fahrenheit originated the alcohol-in-glass thermometer, and in1724 Fahrenheit developed the scale named after him based on 3 fixed points (a slightly modified version of this scale still called Fahrenheit is still used by some people and is the official scale in a few countries such as the USA). | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (24 May 1686 to 16 September 1736) visited Ole Remer in 1708. In 1709 Fahrenheit originated the alcohol-in-glass thermometer, and in1724 Fahrenheit developed the scale named after him based on 3 fixed points (a slightly modified version of this scale still called Fahrenheit is still used by some people in UK and is the official scale in a few countries such as the USA). | ||
Rankine is the name given to a scale starting at absolute zero (similar to Kelvin, but based on scale divisions that match Fahrenheit ones). | |||
==Celsius== | ==Celsius== | ||
The history of Celsius is confusing. | The history of Celsius is confusing. | ||