Two temperature scales, centigrade and Fahrenheit, are in common use in meteorology. Most nations use the centigrade scale, but Fahrenheit remains in use in the United States. The boiling point of ...

Centigrade: A temperature scale, introduced in 1743, which has its zero point at the melting point of ice and its 100-degree point at the boiling point of water. One centigrade degree is 9/5 of a ...

THE history of the centigrade thermometer is discussed by Dr. N. V. Nordenmark {Svenska Linn6-Sdllskap. Arsskrift, 18, 124; 1935). He points out that the thermometer of Anders Celsius used the scale ...

Those who have studied some physics might remember why minus 459.67 Fahrenheit is called "absolute zero," but for the rest, it's probably a bit confusing. Switching to Celsius won't help; absolute ...

Two temperature scales are in common use the meteorology: Fahrenheit and centigrade. The Fahrenheit scale is popular in the United States and Great Britain, but the centigrade scale is used elsewhere.