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Which came first, Fahrenheit or Celsius?
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Fahrenheit was proposed in 1724; Celsius was proposed in 1744.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit
"Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), the German physicist who proposed it in 1724."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius
"Celsius is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701 – 1744), who developed a similar temperature scale two years before his death."
Feb 08 2008, 7:45 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fahrenheit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celsius