Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Physicist

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 Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. In this scale, the freezing point of water Water

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 is 32 degrees Fahrenheit , and the boiling point is 212 degrees, placing the boiling and freezing points of water 180 degrees apart.

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2003   The highest temperature ever is recorded in the UK - 38.5°C (101.3°F) at Brogdale near Faversham in Kent . It is the first time the UK has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 2003   The highest temperature ever is recorded in the UK - 38.5°C (101.3°F) at Brogdale near Faversham in Kent . It is the first time the UK has recorded a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. 2003   A big heat wave in Paris has had temperatures up to 44°C (112°F), killing more than 3,000 people.

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Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German physicist Physicist

A physicist is a scientist [i] who studies or practices physics [i]. ... 

 Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724.
In this scale, the freezing point of water Water

Water is a taste [i]less, odor [i]less substance that is essential to all known forms of life [i] and i ... 

 is 32 degrees Fahrenheit , and the boiling point is 212 degrees, placing the boiling and freezing points of water 180 degrees apart.

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