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Which came first, Fahrenheit or Celsius?

Question #92119. Asked by JimmieDancer.

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AyatollahK
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Fahrenheit was proposed in 1724; Celsius was proposed in 1744.

link 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."

link 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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