| Thermometer: Celsius/Centigrade Fahrenheit Kelvin Rankine Réaumur |
| Named after: Anders Celsius Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit William Thomson Kelvin William John Macquorn Rankine René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur |
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| Discovery |
| Here's a bit of information on the history of, of these temperatures. |
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| Life November 27, 1701 (Uppsala, Sweden) - April 25, 1744 (Uppsala, Sweden) May 14, 1686 (Danzig, Poland) - September 16, 1736 (The Hague, Netherlands) June 26, 1824 (Belfast, Ireland) - December 17, 1907 (Netherhall, Ayrshire, Scotland) July 2, 1820 (Edinburgh, Scotland) - December 24, 1872 (Glasgow, Scotland) February 28, 1683 (La Rochelle) - October 17, 1757 (Saint-Julien-du-Terroux) |