“The Celsius scale is not really ‘metric’ in the same practical way that, say, centimeters and kilometers are,” Pinder pointed out.

Not only are Celsius and Fahrenheit degrees different sizes (each Celsius degree covers more of the scale) they have different baselines. Fortunately, there are easier ways to convert temperatures ...

Object of precision The original Delisle thermometer that Celsius marked with his 100-degree scale. (Courtesy: Museum Gustavianum, photograph by Mikael Wallerstedt) On Christmas Day in 1741, when ...

The Celsius scale uses water, the most abundant liquid on Earth, for its benchmarks. Water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. On the wider Fahrenheit scale, however, water freezes at ...

If anything, the Fahrenheit scale may be more accurate than Celsius – or at least, more precise.Because there are nine degrees Fahrenheit for every five Celsius, the scale “has more degrees ...