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Subject convert to Kelvin has boiling point of water convert to Celsiu is a kind of has acronym is an acronym for is an instance of has proposal date has approval date has synonym has unit has base unit has approval agency has definition has proposition date has triple point of water has symbol convert to Fahrenheit is named after has absolute zero

Celsius add 273.15 100 Syteme Internationale named derived SI unit Centigrade defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations K A mercury-in-glass temperature scale. The zero of the scale represents the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water is taken to be 100 degrees. 1710 0.01 °C Anders Celsius (1701-1744) -273.15

Curie temperature scale temperature unit magnetic temperature This is sometimes used for indicating temperature in the vicinity of absolute zero. It is based on Curie's law, which states that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is approximately proportional to its absolute temperature. -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall

Fahrenheit temperature unit 1710 A temperature scale based on three fixed temperature points - the temperature of an ice and salt mixture, the freezing point of water and normal human temperature - which were taken to be 0, 32 and 96 respectively. It is mere coincidence that the temperature interval between the freezing (32 °F) and boiling (212 °F) points of water is 180° when expressed in the Fahrenheit scale. 32.018 G. D. Fahrenheit (1686-1736) -459.67

helium temperature scale temperature unit 1958 The vapour pressure of helium 4 is used as an indication of temperature in the region 1 to 5.2 K. -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall

International temperature scale temperature unit ITS90 1927 A temperature scale defined between 0.65 K and the highest temperatures practicably measurable in terms of the Planck radiation law using monochromatic radiation. There are 17 fixed temperature points :
Below 5 K are defined in terms of the vapour pressures of helium 3 and helium 4
Between 5 K and the triple point of water are marked by the triple points of certain elements, e.g. neon (24.5561 K)
Above 0.01 °C are defined with reference to the freezing points of specified metallic elements
Upper limit is 1064.43 °C (1337.58 K), the freezing point of gold
[JN92] -has source: J. A. Hall, 1967 -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall -has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall

Kelvin subtract 273.15 Syteme Internationale base SI unit 1968 absolute 16th CGPM Unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water 273.16 K Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) 0

Rankine temperature unit Unit which is 5/9 of the Kelvin. Rankine temperatures have the same temperature interval as those on the Fahrenheit scale. 491.688 subtract 459.69 W. J. M. Rankine (1820-1872) 0

Reaumur 80 temperature unit 1730 An arbitrary scale in which the freezing and boiling points of water are taken to be 0 and 80°R respectively. The scale is based on the thermal expansion of an alcohol and water mixture. If the 'length' is 1000 units at the ice point the length expands to 1080 units at the boiling point, hence the peculiar figure of 80 in this scale. 0 R. A. F. Reaumur (1683-1757) -218.52

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Subject	convert to Kelvin	has boiling point of water	convert to Celsiu	is a kind of	has acronym	is an acronym for	is an instance of	has proposal date	has approval date	has synonym	has unit	has base unit	has approval agency	has definition	has proposition date	has triple point of water	has symbol	convert to Fahrenheit	is named after	has absolute zero
Celsius	add 273.15	100				Syteme Internationale	named derived SI unit			Centigrade	defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations	K		A mercury-in-glass temperature scale. The zero of the scale represents the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water is taken to be 100 degrees.	1710	0.01	°C		Anders Celsius (1701-1744)	-273.15
Curie temperature scale							temperature unit			magnetic temperature				This is sometimes used for indicating temperature in the vicinity of absolute zero. It is based on Curie's law, which states that the susceptibility of a paramagnetic material is approximately proportional to its absolute temperature.		-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall				-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall
Fahrenheit							temperature unit	1710						A temperature scale based on three fixed temperature points - the temperature of an ice and salt mixture, the freezing point of water and normal human temperature - which were taken to be 0, 32 and 96 respectively. It is mere coincidence that the temperature interval between the freezing (32 °F) and boiling (212 °F) points of water is 180° when expressed in the Fahrenheit scale.		32.018			G. D. Fahrenheit (1686-1736)	-459.67
helium temperature scale							temperature unit		1958					The vapour pressure of helium 4 is used as an indication of temperature in the region 1 to 5.2 K.		-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall				-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall
International temperature scale				temperature unit	ITS90			1927						A temperature scale defined between 0.65 K and the highest temperatures practicably measurable in terms of the Planck radiation law using monochromatic radiation. There are 17 fixed temperature points : Below 5 K are defined in terms of the vapour pressures of helium 3 and helium 4 Between 5 K and the triple point of water are marked by the triple points of certain elements, e.g. neon (24.5561 K) Above 0.01 °C are defined with reference to the freezing points of specified metallic elements Upper limit is 1064.43 °C (1337.58 K), the freezing point of gold [JN92] -has source: J. A. Hall, 1967		-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall				-has source: Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. 1992 Dictionary of Scientific Units, Chapman and Hall
Kelvin			subtract 273.15			Syteme Internationale	base SI unit		1968	absolute			16th CGPM	Unit of thermodynamic temperature, is the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water		273.16	K		Lord Kelvin (1824-1907)	0
Rankine							temperature unit							Unit which is 5/9 of the Kelvin. Rankine temperatures have the same temperature interval as those on the Fahrenheit scale.		491.688		subtract 459.69	W. J. M. Rankine (1820-1872)	0
Reaumur		80					temperature unit	1730						An arbitrary scale in which the freezing and boiling points of water are taken to be 0 and 80°R respectively. The scale is based on the thermal expansion of an alcohol and water mixture. If the 'length' is 1000 units at the ice point the length expands to 1080 units at the boiling point, hence the peculiar figure of 80 in this scale.		0			R. A. F. Reaumur (1683-1757)	-218.52