THE history of the centigrade thermometer is discussed by Dr. N. V. Nordenmark {Svenska Linn6-Sdllskap. Arsskrift, 18, 124; 1935). He points out that the thermometer of Anders Celsius used the ...
A young American couple travel to the arctic mountains of Norway. After pulling over during a snowstorm, they wake up trapped in their SUV, buried underneath layers of snow and ice.
and though to-day it is generally recognized that the universal use of the centigrade scale would be a great advantage, the Fahrenheit thermometer seems likely to remain in use for many years yet.
Death Valley in California registered a record average monthly temperature of 42.5 degrees centigrade (108.5 degrees fahrenheit) and extreme heat warnings were issued across many European ...