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The Celsius scale is a system for measuring temperature. It is divided into degrees (symbol º) and is based around the freezing and boiling points of [[water]] (H<sub><small>2</small></sub>O). | The Celsius scale is a system for measuring temperature. It is divided into degrees (symbol º) and is based around the freezing and boiling points of [[water]] (H<sub><small>2</small></sub>O). | ||
Revision as of 13:57, 18 March 2019
Celsius is the scale of measure for temperature.
- It is also called the Centigrade scale (centigrade means divided into 100).
- It is a standard Imperial metric.
Description (Specifications)
The Celsius scale is a system for measuring temperature. It is divided into degrees (symbol º) and is based around the freezing and boiling points of water (H2O).
- The standard abbreviation is C.
Temperature Benchmarks
- 0ºC is the point at which water freezes (transforms from a liquid into a solid: ice) under an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm.
- 100ºC is the point at which water boils (transforms from a liquid into a gas: steam or water vapor) under an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm.
- The lowest temperature that is theoretically possible is -273.15ºC (absolute zero). At this temperature, the motion of particles which constitute heat is minimal.
- The coronas (outer layers) of stars have temperatures measured in thousands of ºC.
Image Repository
The Celsius scale. Note that water boils at different temperatures at different atmospheric pressures: the chart above assumes a Standard Atmosphere at a pressure of 1 atm.
Term Usage Example
The mean surface temperature of Terra, the human homeworld, is approximately 15º Celsius.
History & Background (Dossier)
The Celsius scale was defined as a means of defining temperature on Terra prior to the foundation of the Terran Confederation: it is named for Anders Celsius, a Terran astronomer born around -2803. Technologists found the Celsius scale useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
References & Contributors (Sources)
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), 615.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak