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Celsius (°C, Centigrade) | ||||
subject | fact |
Celsius | has symbol °C | ![]() |
is named after Anders Celsius (1701-1744) | ![]() | |
to convert to Kelvin add 273.15 | ![]() | |
has boiling point of water 100 | ![]() | |
has proposition date 1710 | ![]() | |
has base unit K | ![]() | |
has synonym Centigrade | ![]() | |
has triple point of water 0.01 | ![]() | |
has absolute zero -273.15 | ![]() | |
has definition A mercury-in-glass temperature scale. The zero of the scale represents the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water is taken to be 100 degrees. | ![]() | |
is an instance of temperature unit | ![]() | |
is an instance of named derived SI unit | ![]() | |
temperature unit | is a unit of temperature | ![]() |
derived SI unit | has unit defined in terms of derived SI unit via a system of quantity equations | ![]() |
unit | has historical origin | ![]() |
represents | ![]() | |
SI unit | is an acronym for Syteme Internationale | ![]() |
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