• BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    I read somewhere that 0F is roughly the freezing temperature of sea water where 0C is the freezing temperature of fresh water. As England is an island I see the value in the freezing temperature of sea water at the time.

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      15 days ago

      Sea water varies in its salt concentration a lot. And no seawater has ever been recorded below a temperature of 27.3°F (-2.6°C). Fahrenhreit used his own concontion of high concentration brine.