Comments on: Temperatures And The Way They're Measured http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/12/12/temperatures-and-the-way-theyre-measured/ News, Resources, and Commentary on Climate Change, Energy, and Sustainability Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:27:04 -0800 hourly 1 By: Thomas Schueneman http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/12/12/temperatures-and-the-way-theyre-measured/#comment-9576 Thomas Schueneman Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:34:47 +0000 http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/?p=1496#comment-9576 Thanks for the clarification. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/2008/12/12/temperatures-and-the-way-theyre-measured/#comment-9573 Anonymous Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:18:24 +0000 http://www.globalwarmingisreal.com/blog/?p=1496#comment-9573 "He placed the instrument in a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride, a salt. This is a type of frigorific mixture which automatically stabilizes its temperature at the freezing point, which he assigned at 32 degrees Fahrenheit." Actually, the mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride always results in a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit, notated as 0. This is below the freezing point of water, and he arbitrarily marked the difference between water melting and boiling so that it would have a difference of 180, which made the difference between water and the mixture about 32 degrees. Celsius realized that this mixture was unnecessary and needlessly complicated so he did without it. "He placed the instrument in a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride, a salt. This is a type of frigorific mixture which automatically stabilizes its temperature at the freezing point, which he assigned at 32 degrees Fahrenheit."

Actually, the mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride always results in a temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit, notated as 0. This is below the freezing point of water, and he arbitrarily marked the difference between water melting and boiling so that it would have a difference of 180, which made the difference between water and the mixture about 32 degrees.

Celsius realized that this mixture was unnecessary and needlessly complicated so he did without it.

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