when astronomer and geographer Anders Celsius proposed a simpler scale than that of Daniel Fahrenheit, which had been used as the standard unit of temperature measurement since 1724. Celsius based ...

In this interactive, create your own temperature scale by choosing fixed points of your own. Then see how your scale compares with the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.—Richard Pommier ...

Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the extraordinary science of temperature. She unlocks the extremes of the temperature scale, from absolute zero to searing heat of stars.