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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, also called Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit ( May 24, 1686 - September 16, 1736), was a physicist and an engineer, who most of his life worked in Netherlands and for whom the Fahrenheit scale of temperature is named. Fahrenheit was born in Gdansk in the Polish province of Royal Prussia, where the Fahrenheits moved in 1650. He was the son of merchant Daniel Fahrenheit and Concordia Fahrenheit (widowed name Runge), who was the daughter of the well-known Gdansk business family Schumann. Of the five Fahrenheit children who survived childhood (2 sons, 3 daughters), Daniel was the oldest. Daniel's grandfather Reinhold Fahrenheit vom Kneiphof moved to Gdansk from Königsberg and settled as a merchant. Research suggests that the Fahrenheit family originated in HildesheimHildesheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the district of Hildesheim, about 25 km southeast of Hannover on the banks of the Innerste river, which is a small affluent of the Leine river. Population: 106,100 (1999). History The town be, although they lived in RostockRostock (slavic origin: roztoc is a city in northern Germany. It is the largest city in the State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rostock is located on the Warnow river; the quarter of Warnemunde 12 km north of the city centre lies directly on the coast before moving to Königsberg1.
Upon the early death of his parents Gabriel had to take up business training. However, his interest in natural sciences caused him to take up studies and experimentation in that field. Fahrenheit's studies brought him to AmsterdamMunicipality of Amsterdam St Andrew's crosses are taken to represent these (though the crosses are even older than the motto). A popular tradition links the X's to the three threats to the city: Water, Fire and Pestilence. Alternate meanings: See Amsterda, where he gave lectures in chemistryChemistry is the science of matter and its interactions with energy (see physics, biology). Because of the diversity of matter (which is mostly atomic), Chemists are often engaged in the pursuit of studying how atoms interact to form molecules, and how mo. In 1724 he became a member of the Royal SocietyThe Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. The Royal Irish Academy, founded in 1782, is also closely affiliated with it. The Royal Society of Edinburgh (founded 1783) is a separate S.
He developed precise thermometerA thermometer is a device used to measure temperatures or temperature changes. Kinds of thermometers There are many different thermometers relying on different principles. These include: Thermistors Thermocouples Mercury-in-glass thermometers Bi-metal mecs. The Fahrenheit scale was widely used in Europe until a switch to the CelsiusThe degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius ( 1701 1744), who first proposed it in 1742. The Celsius temperature scale was designed so that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees, and the boiling po scale. It is still used by the general population for everyday temperature measurement in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in and Jamaica.
When he first made his thermometers, he used alcohol instead of mercury. Later he used mercury, which gave better results.
References
- G.D.Fahrenheit / R.-A.F.de Réaumur / A. Celsius by Horst Kant, 1984.
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
Fahrenheit, Daniel Gabriel
