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Chapter 102: COMPARATIVE THERMOMETERS

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This reference guides writers, editors, and printers through practical rules and examples for punctuation (comma, semicolon, colon, period, dash, quotation marks, parentheses, apostrophe), capitalization, spelling and variant forms, compound words, word division, indention and paragraphing, spacing and italics, abbreviations, numerals, faulty diction, letter writing, and postal regulations. Each section offers definitions, usage guidelines, and illustrative examples, with appendices on standard time, weights and measures, and foreign coin values, designed as a compact desk companion for drafting, editing, and preparing printed correspondence.

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COMPARATIVE THERMOMETERS

Réaumur	Centi- grade	Fahren- heit
80	100	212	Water boils at sea-level
76	95	203
72	90	194
68	85	185
63.1	78.9	174	Alcohol boils
60	75	167
56	70	158
52	65	149	White of egg coagulates
48	60	140
44	55	131
42.2	52.8	127
40	50	122
36	45	113	Tallow melts
33.8	42.2	108
32	40	104
29.3	36.7	98	Blood heat
28	35	95
25.8	32.2	90
24	30	86
21.3	26.7	80
20	25	77
16	20	68	Temperate
12.4	15.3	60
10.2	12.8	55
8	10	50
5.8	7.2	45
4	5	41
1.3	1.7	35
0	0	32	Water freezes
0.9	- 1.1	30
4	- 9	23
5.3	- 6.7	20
8	-10	14
9.8	-12.2	10
12	-15	5
14.2	-17.8	0	Zero Fahr.
16	-20	- 4
20	-25	-13
24	-30	-22
28	-35	-31
32	-40	-40	Mercury freezes

To change from centigrade to Fahrenheit multiply by 9, divide by 5, and add 32. To change from Réaumur to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9, divide by 4, and add 32.

(Courtesy The World Almanac)