Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel

Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel

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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Ger.-Dutch physicist, 1686–1736.

Fahrenheit scale

Abbreviation: F.

A temperature scale with the freezing point of water at 32° and the boiling point at 212°.

See: table; Celsius ¹scale; Kelvin ¹scale * To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to degrees Celsius, subtract 32 and multiply by 5/9. To convert a Celsius temperature to degrees Fahrenheit, multiply by 9/5 and add 32.

F	C	F	C	F	C
500°	260°	203°	95°	98°	36.67°
401	205	194	90	97	36.11
392	200	176	80	96	35.56
383	195	167	75	95	35
374	190	140	60	86	30
356	180	122	50	77	25
347	175	113	45	68	20
338	170	110	43.3	50	10
329	165	109	42.8	41	5
320	160	108	42.2	32	0
311	155	107	41.7	23	–5
302	150	106	41.1	14	–10
284	140	105	40.6	5	–15
275	135	104	40.0	–4	–20
266	130	103	39.4	–13	–25
248	120	102	38.9	–22	–30
239	115	101	38.3	–40	–40
230	110	100	37.8	–76	–60
212	100	99	37.2

Fahrenheit thermometer

A thermometric scale used in many English-speaking countries in which the boiling point is 212°F and the freezing point is 32°F.

See: tables at Celsius thermometer under Celsius, Anders)

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