2006-11-14 06:06:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The scale was devised by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, an 18th-century German physicist. To convert Fahrenheit temperatures to celsius subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit reading, multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
2006-11-15 02:58:05 · answer #1 · answered by Brad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724.
2006-11-14 06:54:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
D Fahrenheit
zero deg Fahrenheit was supposed to be the freezing point of sea water (however that varies depending on salt content) &
100 deg Fahrenheit was based on human body temperature
(guess he had a cold at the time!)
2006-11-18 05:51:01 · answer #3 · answered by sgntpilko 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736).
2006-11-14 06:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by beernutuk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
DG Fahrenheit
2006-11-14 08:01:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Daniel Gabriel fahrenheit
2006-11-14 06:17:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was devloped by Fahrenheit 1686 1736.
2006-11-14 10:52:04 · answer #7 · answered by CLIVE C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The degree Celsius (°C) scale was devised by dividing the range of temperature between the freezing and boiling temperatures of pure water at standard atmospheric conditions (sea level pressure) into 100 equal parts. Temperatures on this scale were at one time known as degrees centigrade, however it is no longer correct to use that terminology. [In 1948 the official name was changed from "centigrade degree" to "Celsius degree" by the 9th General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM).]
2006-11-14 06:16:08 · answer #8 · answered by hfdsguy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit
2006-11-14 06:10:01 · answer #9 · answered by HMhm 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That's why they call him Mr Fahrenheit......
2006-11-14 06:18:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋