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How Isaac Newton determine water boils at 33 units?

Explain Newtons scale for ice and boiling water.

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September 21, 2009 06:15 AM

Isaac Newton developed the Newton temperature scale around the year 1700. He did so by immersing a liquid-filled bulb into boiling water (pure), marking the "height" to which the liquid rose and assigning a top value of 33. Next he immersed the liquid-filled bulb into melting snow (clean), marked the "height" of the liquid, and assigned a bottom value of 0. He assumed a linear function and made equidistant divisions from 0 to 33.
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www.straightdope.com/.../why-do-we-have-so-many-temperature-scales
www.wisegeek.com/how-is-temperature-measured.htm

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