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Fahrenheit temperature scale

(Encyclopedia) Fahrenheit temperature scaleFahrenheit temperature scalefârˈənhītˌ [key], temperature scale in which the temperature difference between two reference temperatures, the melting and…

From Celsius to Fahrenheit

The Question: How do you convert Celsius to Fahrenheit? The Answer: Temperatures on the Celsius scale can be converted to equivalent…

Converting Fahrenheit and Celsius

Two very different scales There are two different systems of temperature measurement. The first is the older Fahrenheit scale. The second is the younger and more popular Celsius scale. This is an…

Bradbury, Ray

(Encyclopedia) Bradbury, Ray (Raymond Douglas Bradbury)Bradbury, Ray (Raymond Douglas Bradbury)brădˈbĕrˌē, –bərē [key], 1920–2012, American writer, b. Waukegan, Ill. A popular and prolific writer of…

thermometer

(Encyclopedia) thermometer, instrument for measuring temperature. Galileo and Sanctorius devised thermometers consisting essentially of a bulb with a tubular projection, the open end of which was…

Julian Day calendar

(Encyclopedia) Julian Day calendar, system of astronomical dating that allows the difference between two dates to be calculated more easily than conventional civil calendars with their uneven months…

Rankine temperature scale

(Encyclopedia) Rankine temperature scale, temperature scale having an absolute zero, below which temperatures do not exist, and using a degree of the same size as that used by the Fahrenheit…

Moore, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Moore, Michael, 1954–, American documentary filmmaker, author, and activist, b. Flint, Mich. A highly personal, populist, and frequently controversial and polarizing documentary…

Cape York Peninsula

(Encyclopedia) Cape York Peninsula, 280 mi (451 km) long, N Queensland, Australia, between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea. It is largely…

Inthanon

(Encyclopedia) InthanonInthanonĭnˈtənônˌ [key], peak, 8,451 ft (2,576 m), in the Thanon Tong Chai range, NW Thailand. It is the highest point in Thailand.