ShareFAHRENHEIT: A PIONEER OF EXACT THERMOMETRY.
Author(s) : GRIGULL U.
Type of article: Article
Summary
1986 IS THE 300TH ANNIVERSARY OF FAHRENHEIT'S BIRTH. ON WHAT BASIS DID FAHRENHEIT'S SCALE ACHIEVE SUCH A WIDESPREAD DISTRIBUTION ? HOW DID HE DERIVE THE STRIKING TEMPERATURE VALUES FOR HIS SCALE, WHICH BELONG NEITHER TO A METRICAL NOR TO A FOOD-POUND-SECOND SYSTEM ? BEFORE DEALING WITH HIS THERMOMETERS, THE BACKGROUND OF FAHRENHEIT'S LIFE IS CONSIDERED.
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- Original title: FAHRENHEIT: A PIONEER OF EXACT THERMOMETRY.
- Record ID : 1987-1235
- Languages: English
- Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 7 - n. 1-2
- Publication date: 1986
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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