Fahrenheit temperature scale: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added media. | Dec 05, 2025 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: LiveScience - What is temperature? Facts about Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin scales. | Oct 18, 2025 | ||
| Added diagram of temperature scales. | Mar 28, 2025 | ||
| “German” removed as Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit's nationality; he was born in Poland and spent much of his life in the Netherlands. | Nov 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - Fahrenheit: Facts, History & Conversion Formulas. | Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lakehead University - Origin of temperature scales. | Sep 20, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Aug 22, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: LiveScience - What is temperature? Facts about Fahrenheit, Celsius and Kelvin scales. | Apr 06, 2018 | ||
| Added a photograph of a thermometer. | Aug 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Units of Temperature: From Fahrenheit to Celsius to Kelvin and Back. | Jun 30, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 29, 2004 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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