Convert Réaumur (°Ré) to Rømer (°Rø)

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Conversion:

1 Réaumur (°Ré) = 8.15625 Rømer (°Rø)

How to Convert Réaumur (°Ré) to Rømer (°Rø)

1 re = 8.15625 ro

1 ro = -9.9047619048 re

Example: convert 15 Réaumur (°Ré) to Rømer (°Rø):

25 re = 23.90625 ro

Réaumur (°Ré) to Rømer (°Rø) Conversion Table

Réaumur (°Ré)Rømer (°Rø)
0.01 re7.5065625 ro
0.1 re7.565625 ro
1 re8.15625 ro
2 re8.8125 ro
3 re9.46875 ro
5 re10.78125 ro
10 re14.0625 ro
20 re20.625 ro
50 re40.3125 ro
100 re73.125 ro
1000 re663.75 ro

Réaumur (°Ré)

Definition

Réaumur (°Ré) is a temperature scale where 0°Ré equals the freezing point of water and 80°Ré equals the boiling point of water.

History

The Réaumur scale was proposed in 1730 by René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur, a French scientist. It was widely used across Europe, particularly in France, Germany, and Russia, until the late 19th century.

Current use

The Réaumur scale is nearly obsolete but still occasionally referenced in European cheese-making and some Italian candy-making traditions. It also appears in historical scientific texts.

Rømer (°Rø)

Definition

Rømer (°Rø) is a temperature scale where 0°Rø was set to the freezing point of brine, 7.5°Rø to the freezing point of water, and 60°Rø to the boiling point of water.

History

The Rømer scale was created in 1701 by Ole Christensen Rømer, a Danish astronomer. Fahrenheit visited Rømer and was inspired by his work, later developing his own scale based on similar reference points.

Current use

The Rømer scale is no longer used practically. It is notable in the history of thermometry as the scale that inspired Fahrenheit's work, and appears in academic discussions of temperature measurement history.