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The '''Rankine''' scale is a temperature scale named after the [[Scotland|Scottish]] physicist and engineer 1820 − 1872), [[Willam John Macquorn Rankine]], who proposed it in 1839. The symbol for a degree Rankine is '''°R''' and it is based on one degree Rankine being equal to one degree Fahrenheit. As with the [[Kelvin]] scale, zero in the Rankine scale is absolute zero. A temperature of −459.67 °F is exactly 0 °R. | |||
The melting point of water in the Rankine scale is 491.67 °R and the normal boiling point of water is 671.67 °R (i.e., 459.67 + 212). | |||
Revision as of 16:41, 12 December 2009
The Rankine scale is a temperature scale named after the Scottish physicist and engineer 1820 − 1872), Willam John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1839. The symbol for a degree Rankine is °R and it is based on one degree Rankine being equal to one degree Fahrenheit. As with the Kelvin scale, zero in the Rankine scale is absolute zero. A temperature of −459.67 °F is exactly 0 °R.
The melting point of water in the Rankine scale is 491.67 °R and the normal boiling point of water is 671.67 °R (i.e., 459.67 + 212).