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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's the Rankine. Some Scottish dude wanted to use Kelvin without using Kelvin. It's basically the Fahrenheit scale but with 0˚R set at absolute zero.

0˚R = 0K and 1˚R = 0K + 1˚F

[-] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 years ago

From what I can gather, R and Ra are the same thing?

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 2 years ago

They are. The post could swap one of them out for Re or Rø instead and it would work, though

[-] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
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