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From: VSLARRY@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il (Larry Israel)
Subject: Re: Rankin temperature scale (was: degrees Celsius)
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In article <6O-jgrDwxBB@faerber.muc.de>
Claus@faerber.muc.de (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Claus_"3247"_A._F=E4rber?=) writes:
 
>
>What's the Rankin scale?
>
The Rankine (note spelling) scale has its zero point at absolute
zero, but the size of the degree is the same as in Fahrenheit. Therefore,
ice melts at roughly 492 degrees Rankine.
