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Three scales commonly used for temperature are the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.
- Fahrenheit scale - named for Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), who identified a zero point for freezing brine, for water's melting point, and for human body temperature (working with a similar scale by Ole Rømer (1644-1710).
- Celsius scale (centigrade) - named for Anders Celsius (1701-1744), who created a scaled thermometer later improved by Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778).
- Kelvin scale - named for British physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), who pioneered the concept of "absolute zero". Temperatures are written without degree marks (e.g. 50 kelvins, 50 K)
On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F. On the Celsius scale (centigrade), water freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C. The Kelvin scale uses the same scale as Celsius degrees, but is offset to begin at "absolute zero" (-273.15°C), i.e. water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K.
The rarely-used Rankine scale is also based at Absolute Zero, but uses Fahrenheit degree intervals.
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What are the names of the 3 temperature scales?
Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin
Where did the words Celsius and Fahrenheit come from?
They are the last names of the founders of the temperature scales of Swedish and German heritage, respectively.
What are the Two formulas of temperature conversion between those three scales?
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What temperature scales have units of equal size?
Kelvin and Celsius
What are the three types of thermonmeter scales?
The types of thermonmeter scales are: -- Fahrenheit -- Kelvin -- Celsius -- Rankin
Who devolped the three temperature scales?
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What are the names of the 3 temperature scales?
Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin
What are the names of the two scales used to measure?
If you are talking about temperature, the most common are Fahrenheit and Celsius, but there are other scales as well.
What do Fahrenheit and Celsius come from?
The last names of the men who devised the temperature scales.
What are three types of temperature scales?
Fahrenheit, centigrade, kelvin.
Temperature is measured in what three scales?
Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin.
What are the names of the scales in which temperature is measured?
C for celcius F for fahrenheit K for Kelvin
Where will the three scales of temperature meet?
The scales of temperature cannot all meet, as the Kelvin and Celsius scales have the same size degrees but different zero points. Absolute Zero is 0° Kelvin, and equal to -273.15 °C or -459.67 °F. Because the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are offset by 32° at their starting points (freezing point of water), the two scales do have a common numerical point at -40° (minus 40 degrees). (see related question)
What are the names of the two scales to measure temperature?
Kelvin scale Celsius scale Fahrenheit scale
What are three scales commonly used for temperature?
Dergree's centegrade Fahrenhight Degrees Kelven
What are the names of the three scales that measure earthquakes?
richter scale momentmagnitude scale and mercilli scale
Where did the words Celsius and Fahrenheit come from?
They are the last names of the founders of the temperature scales of Swedish and German heritage, respectively.
