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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains the origin of the Fahrenheit temperature scale.
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Article
University of Houston

University of Houston: Engines of Our Ingenuity: No. 1300: Daniel Fahrenheit

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of how the Fahrenheit temperature scale was invented, and the man who invented it, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. Includes an audio recording of this radio program episode.
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Handout
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Temperature Scales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of Oregon provides information on the three temperature scales in use today--Farenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin. Historical information is given on the discovery of the scales along with information on the...
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Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Temperature

For Students 9th - 10th
The difference between heat and temperature is explained, followed by a discussion of temperature and its relation to global climate change. Gallileo Galilee, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius, and Carl Linnaeus are mentioned in...