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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone
The Evolution of the Celsius and Kelvin Temperature Scales and the State of the Art
Julio Pellicer, M. Amparo Gilabert, and Ernesto Lopez-Baeza
Universitat de Valencia, Facultat de Fisica, Departament de Termodinámica, Calle Dr Moliner, 50, Burjassot, Valencia 46100, SPAIN
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July 1999
Vol. 76 No. 7
p. 911
Abstract
A physical analysis is given of the evolution undergone by the Celsius and Kelvin temperature scales, from their definition to the present day. It is shown that in the temperature interval between the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water, the Celsius and Kelvin scales, both born centigrade by definition and actually become so afterwards by experimental determination as well, are not so any longer, either by definition or by experimental determination.
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*  Citation
 Pellicer, Julio; Gilabert, M. Amparo; Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 911.
*  Keywords
 History / Philosophy; Nomenclature / Units / Symbols; Teaching / Learning Aids; Thermodynamics; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
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June 23, 2005
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