Fahrenheit to Celsius: History of the thermometer

How do thermometers work and how were they invented? Why does water freeze at 32 degrees on the Fahrenheit temperature scale but zero on the Celsius scale? And have you ever heard of the Réaumur temperature scale?
Watch this to find out everything you need to know about the history of thermometers and the temperature scales we use today.
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[@JohnSmith-zk9rc]

I'm shocked at the low viewership/comments here. Excellent video, lads. Thank you for putting this together.

[@FaithfulNation]

Yes, true. This video was excellent at explaining everything.

[@sarithareddy9206]

true

[@sarithareddy9206]

@@FaithfulNation ya,this is a very nice video even at explaining and presenting

[@sebastiangorka200]

excellent video? are you smoking crack? the motion graphics are low mid at best and that would be *fine* but the complete garbage stock music drags this down to bottom tier a literal child couldve done a better job after 3 youtube tutorials

[@z4k4z]

Thanks for narrating this video. I find the text-only videos hard work :-)

[@netional5154]

That is some good drawing that went into this video.

[@Tivonimation]

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I AM WATCHING THIS.ENJOYABLE ,EDUCATIVE AND IT'S MY SCIENCE HOMEWORK.

[@halftimedeus8871]

Great video! Very concise

[@itz_lexii6244]

Interesting .... This is a good video 👍 it's very easy when you have with narrator and lyrics

[@PlexorF1]

This is pretty good

[@GhostFlashDrew]

Thanks for narrator

[@sanziodinelli]

Maravilhoso, adorei o vídeo 👏👏👏

[@rharuckus]

@7:53 what's the freezing point and boiling point for crickets:)

[@stephanebauer4649]

Excellent video! I wish it was available in French too. I could have shown it to my students ;-)

[@yavuzanyavuz]

So when did people start measuring weather and use temperature information in daily life? Origin, popularity and impact I really wonder. I had the same curiosity on clocks/time measuring, it was eye-opening.

[@naghmanamunir6778]

Nice video

[@duydangdroid]

6:21 Should be using Mrs. Fahrenheit's internal temperature. It is more accurate.

[@bryanfrank447]

POV: ur a bukitsion student watching this in physics with miss raya

[@hindustangamerrugved183]

Good

[@walunotded2675]

Who came here just to watch this for online classes

[@faramund9865]

To say that Fahrenheit was born in Gdansk is a massive anachronism. In a massive part of history, this place was Danzig, a German town in the German land of Prussia. And so it was in his time, Fahrenheit obviously, as the name tells you, was a German!

[@lexusreddy6329]

How did that Greek guy make ice? Did he wait for winter? How did he know how the make 4° increments?

[@johnsimca7093]

As a child my body temperature was measured with a thermometer on my armpit

[@SiddharthMishra1993]

How did Galenus get ice for experiment in 180AD when artificially making water to ice was invented in around 1800 AD and Greece barely has snowfall.

[@JohnMichaelson]

Ice can be preserved in sawdust or straw for long periods underground and transported long distances from the mountains. Having it available out of season was a status symbol for centuries.

[@Qwepo2346]

Is it just me or did someone else come here because their teacher asked them to watch this video

[@playboicarti1298]

Who’s here because of school

[@__Andrew_]

DOWNVOTE … insanely irritating incessant bgmusic.

[@spl8267]

wow what a waste of time..

[@stevealienman767]

The whole world should get rid of the stupid Celsius scale for measuring temperature and use Fahrenheit it's more precise the whole world should use metric in everything else measured just not temperature. For example kilometers is more precise than mph. just not the metric temperature scale

[@walterbatch5296]

Very ineresting explanation of something we take a simple advantage.Being heated from the sun, what suns action would effect the malfuntion of the thermometer.