Article: Celsius temperature scale

Article: Bé
The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations;      5 words ...Bé Baumé (temperature scale)

Article: centigrade temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      4 words ...see Celsius temperature scale .

Article: absolute temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      6 words ...see Kelvin temperature scale ; temperature .

Article: Rankine temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      124 words ...temperature scale having an absolute zero, below...as that used by the Fahrenheit temperature scale . Absolute zero , or 0°Ra, is...and 671.67°Ra, respectively. The temperature scale is named after the Scottish engineer...

Article: Kelvin temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      137 words ...a temperature scale having an absolute zero below...temperature of -273.15° on the Celsius temperature scale . The Kelvin degree is the same...merely use the letter K. The temperature scale is named after the British mathematician...

Article: Réaumur temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      2 words ...see temperature .

Article: temperature
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      345 words ......of a degree depends on the particular temperature scale being used. A temperature scale is determined by choosing two reference...boiling point of water. On the Celsius temperature scale , or centigrade scale, the melting point...

Article: Fahrenheit temperature scale
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      169 words ..., temperature scale in which the temperature difference between two...Macquorn Rankine used it as the basis of his absolute temperature scale, now called the Rankine temperature scale , in 1859. Although the Fahrenheit scale was formerly...

Article: IPTS
The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations;      8 words ...IPTS Physics International Practical Temperature Scale

Article: Celsius
World Encyclopedia;      72 words ...Celsius Temperature scale, devised in 1742 by the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. On...C. The name Celsius officially replaced centigrade in 1948. Degrees Celsius are converted to degrees Fahrenheit by multiplying by 1.8 and...

Article: Mitsubishi Electric Begins Shipment of New Semiconductor Laser Diode for 2.5 Gbps CWDM Fiber Optic Communication.
Business Wire;  January 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......semiconductor can operate between 0 to 85 degrees Celsius without temperature control. With...wide range of temperatures (0 to 85 degrees Celsius...2.5 Gbps transmission between 0-70 degrees Celsius. Recently, however, a product capable...

Article: kelvin
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      22 words ...abbr. K, official name in the International System of Units (SI) for the degree of temperature as measured on the Kelvin temperature scale .

Article: Anders Celsius
Encyclopedia of World Biography;      345 words ......astronomer who invented the celcius temperature scale the most widely used in the world...astronomer and did not conceive of his temperature scale until shortly before his death. The...constants were exchanged, creating the temperature scale we use today. Celsius originally...

Article: Celsius, Anders
U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography;      490 words ......astronomer who invented the Celsius temperature scale, the most widely used in the world...did not even start working on his temperature scale until shortly before his death. Early...constants were switched, creating the temperature scale used today. Celsius originally called...