• atzanteol
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    1 year ago

    This reply really confuses me - in what way is the scale inconsistent?

    • emhl@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      The original definition is using three points:

      • A random human’s body temperature defined 96°F
      • Freezing point of Water defined 32°F
      • A weird Water salt ice mixture to defined 0°F

      Because of that the scale of Fahrenheit was different above the Freezing point of water and below, requiring to redefine the temperature at the reference points multiple times (and not by an insignificant amount)

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        1 year ago

        The original definition of Celsius (centigrade) was reversed with 100 being the freezing point of water and 0 being the boiling point. I’d say a “non-insignificant” change.