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Have you heard of these temperature scales (Rankine, Delisle, Newton, Réaumur, Rømer) before you saw this website? Do most teachers know these yes or no? http://temperature-scales.flippertv.com
No, most teachers do NOT know these temperature scales! Why? Because, in general, individuals know the temperature scales that they need to know. Why bother with some obscure scale you do not need or will never use? Only Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin are generally used frequently enough [in the US] to be understood by most of us.
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James J. Kovalcin
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I am teaching or have taught AP physics B and C [calculus based mechanics & electricity and magnetism] as well as Lab Physics for college bound students. I have a BS in Physics from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Arts in Teaching from same. I have been teaching physics for 27 years.
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