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Article #1163Re: Celsius and Farenheit Scale Determination
From: Robin Fairbairns
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:31
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:31
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In article <1jjnrvINN1tq@nanette.sto.pdb.sni.de>, sav@nanette.sto.pdb.sni.de (Dr.Savory) writes: |> In <0iTgXB2w165w@cerianthus.pinetree.org> cowan@cerianthus.pinetree.org (Darin Cowan) writes: |> |> >Most thermometers that you would use to measure body temperature are |> >accurate to 3 digits anyway. |> |> BULLSHIT: 3 digit accuracy implies 1 part per thousand. |> You might manage 1 part per 50 (ie 2%). |> This implies tenth of a degree over a 5 degree range (37 to 42C). Err. Isn't this 3-figure accuracy, in the scale we're using? -- Robin (Keep Radio 3 != Classic FM) Fairbairns rf@cl.cam.ac.uk U of Cambridge Computer Lab, Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QG, UK
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Newsgroups: alt.folklore.science Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!pipex!warwick!pavo.csi.cam.ac.uk!rf From: rf@cl.cam.ac.uk (Robin Fairbairns) Subject: Re: Celsius and Farenheit Scale Determination Message-ID: <1993Jan21.163140.25647@infodev.cam.ac.uk> Sender: news@infodev.cam.ac.uk (USENET news) Nntp-Posting-Host: lelaps.cl.cam.ac.uk Organization: U of Cambridge Computer Lab, UK References: <C0vA2L.BBq@world.std.com> <0iTgXB2w165w@cerianthus.pinetree.org> <1jjnrvINN1tq@nanette.sto.pdb.sni.de> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:31:40 GMT Lines: 14