There are 3 main temperature scales.
The earliest, Fahrenheit, was invented in 1724 by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German Physicist. This scale is still used widely in America.
The next and most "metric" of the scales, Celsius, was invented in 1742 by Sweedish astronomer Anders Celsius. This scale is the standard in Europe.
The last scale, Kelvin, is the SI standard measurement for temperature. It was invented in 1848 by Lord William Thomas Kelvin. The kelvin scale starts at absolute zero, therefore 0 C/32 F is equivalent to 273.15K
2006-11-26 22:30:03
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answered by tekn33k 3
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The Celsius scale is widely known as the centigrade scale because it is divided into 100 degrees. It is named for the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who established the scale in 1742. William Thomson Kelvin used it as the basis of his absolute temperature scale, now known as the Kelvin temperature scale, in 1848 (see also absolute zero). Temperatures on the Celsius scale can be converted to equivalent temperatures on the Fahrenheit temperature scale by multiplying the Celsius temperature by 9/5 and adding 32° to the result, according to the formula 9C/5+32=F.
2006-11-26 22:24:58
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answered by Basement Bob 6
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Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724.
2006-11-26 22:27:14
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answered by Pico 7
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