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  2. Fahrenheit 451 - Wikipedia

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    PS3503.R167 F3 2003. Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by American writer Ray Bradbury. [ 4 ] It presents a future American society where books have been outlawed and "firemen" burn any that are found. [ 5 ] The novel follows in the viewpoint of Guy Montag, a fireman who soon becomes disillusioned with his role of censoring literature ...

  3. Fahrenheit - Wikipedia

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    When converting a temperature interval between the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales, only the ratio is used, without any constant (in this case, the interval has the same numeric value in kelvins as in degrees Celsius): f °F to c °C or k K: c = k = ⁠ f / 1.8 ⁠ c °C or k K to f °F: f = c × 1.8 = k × 1.8

  4. Conversion of scales of temperature - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of temperature scales. * Normal human body temperature is 36.8 °C ±0.7 °C, or 98.2 °F ±1.3 °F. The commonly given value 98.6 °F is simply the exact conversion of the nineteenth-century German standard of 37 °C. Since it does not list an acceptable range, it could therefore be said to have excess (invalid) precision.

  5. 12 equal temperament - Wikipedia

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    12-tone equal temperament chromatic scale on C, one full octave ascending, notated only with sharps. Play ascending and descending ⓘ. 12 equal temperament (12-ET) [a] is the musical system that divides the octave into 12 parts, all of which are equally tempered (equally spaced) on a logarithmic scale, with a ratio equal to the 12th root of 2 (12 √ 2 ≈ 1.05946).

  6. Table of specific heat capacities - Wikipedia

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    The specific heat of the human body calculated from the measured values of individual tissues is 2.98 kJ · kg−1 · °C−1. This is 17% lower than the earlier wider used one based on non measured values of 3.47 kJ · kg−1· °C−1. The contribution of the muscle to the specific heat of the body is approximately 47%, and the contribution ...

  7. Temperature - Wikipedia

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    Most scientists measure temperature using the Celsius scale and thermodynamic temperature using the Kelvin scale, which is the Celsius scale offset so that its null point is 0 K = −273.15 °C, or absolute zero. Many engineering fields in the US, notably high-tech and US federal specifications (civil and military), also use the Kelvin and ...

  8. Rankine scale - Wikipedia

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    Celsius scale. (⁠5/9⁠ x − 273.15) °C. Fahrenheit. (x − 459.67) °F. The Rankine scale (/ ˈræŋkɪn /) is an absolute scale of thermodynamic temperature named after the University of Glasgow engineer and physicist Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859. [ 1 ]

  9. Heat capacity ratio - Wikipedia

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    Heat capacity ratio. In thermal physics and thermodynamics, the heat capacity ratio, also known as the adiabatic index, the ratio of specific heats, or Laplace's coefficient, is the ratio of the heat capacity at constant pressure (CP) to heat capacity at constant volume (CV). It is sometimes also known as the isentropic expansion factor and is ...