RE: [LUG] /proc/misc temperature?

[Paul Hewson <P.J.Hewson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IT'S CELSIUS.

Centigrade and Celsius are the same scale, and certainly I used to call in 
centigrade at school (after the 100 grade scale between boiling and freezing).
However, the correct name is CELSIUS after Mr. Celsius who invented it.   I 
would discount anything NASA said, not because they're rubbish with units but 
because they're basically in denial because Mr. Celsius wasn't American.   
Next thing they'll be telling us it's un-American to deny Mr. Gate's 
magnificient contribution to the future of civilization.

Paul


> ===== Original Message From Simon Waters <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> =====
> Paul Weaver wrote:
> > I'm guessing you mean centigrade
>
> Actually I couldn't remember whether it was Centigrade or
> Celsius, I guess they are close enough for the purposes at hand.
> I thought everyone used Celsius these days.
>
> Hmm, NASA, and many others, list Centigrade and Celsius as
> equivalent, but I'm sure that one is based on the triple point
> of water, and the other on the freezing point. Still NASA never
> were very good with Units ;)
>
> > Of course, the same was said over centigrade/celcious verses farenheight. I
>
> Your spelling gets worse after a visit to the bar! So what is my
> excuse?
>
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