Fahrenheit
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- This article is about the measurement of temperature. For the article about the boy-band, see Fahrenheit (band).
Fahrenheit (more precisely, a degree Fahrenheit) is a unit of measurement used to measure temperature. The conversion rate to celsius is C= 5/9 x (F - 32). The degree Farenheit is abbreviated °F.
[change] History
This temperature scale was made in 1724 by a German scientist named Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. In the twentieth century, the unit declined in favor of the degree Celsius. It is still used often in the United States.
[change] Examples
- On the Fahrenheit scale, water freezes at 32° and boils at 212°.
- Room temperature is about 70°F.
- A human's body temperature is usually close to 98.6°F.
- Absolute zero is –459.67 °F.
