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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)