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Hey there! You ever wonder why we use two different temperature scales? Well, let me tell you about the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius. It all started with a German physicist named Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit who developed the Fahrenheit scale in 1724. He based his scale on three fixed points of temperature: 32°F for the freezing point of water, 96°F for body temperature, and 212°F for the boiling point of water. Fast forward to 1742 when Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius created his own scale which was based on 0°C as the freezing point of water and 100°C as its boiling point. So there you have it - that’s why we use both Fahrenheit and Celsius!
Which Came First Fahrenheit Or Celsius? [Solved]
Well, all the other countries have jumped on the Celsius bandwagon - it’s been around since 1948, and was formalized about 20 years after Fahrenheit. Yup, Celsius is the way to go!
Fahrenheit: A temperature scale developed by German physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724, where the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point is 212°F.
Celsius: A temperature scale developed by Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius in 1742, where the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point is 100°C.
Conversion: To convert from Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 from the Fahrenheit value and then divide by 1.8; to convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 1.8 and then add 32 to the result.
Celsius and Fahrenheit are two different temperature scales. Celsius is the metric scale, while Fahrenheit is the imperial scale. Basically, when you convert from one to the other, you’re coming from one system to another. For example, if it’s 32 degrees Celsius, that’s 89.6 degrees Fahrenheit - so you’d be “coming” from Celsius to Fahrenheit!
