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==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 in UK and is the official scale in | This remains the official scale to use in just one nation - 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 it is this modified scale that is the official scale in United States). | |||
== Rankine == | == Rankine == | ||