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'''Celsius''' is a [[temperature]] scale in the [[metric system]].  The scale was originally defined such that at standard atmospheric pressure [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC.  To convert from [[Fahrenheit]] to Celsius take the Fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
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The '''Celsius''' is used by scientists to measure [[temperature]].  The scale was originally defined such that at standard atmospheric pressure [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC.  To convert from [[Fahrenheit]] to Celsius take the Fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
    
One Celsius degree is equal to one degree [[Kelvin]], with an offset such that T(°C) = T(K) - 273.15.  So Kelvin's [[absolute zero]] (the temperature at which there is no heat) is -273.15 degrees Celsius.
 
One Celsius degree is equal to one degree [[Kelvin]], with an offset such that T(°C) = T(K) - 273.15.  So Kelvin's [[absolute zero]] (the temperature at which there is no heat) is -273.15 degrees Celsius.
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[[Category:Units of Temperature]]
 
[[Category:Units of Temperature]]
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[[Category:Metric System]]
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