On Sun, 15 Jul 2001 13:21:59 Jim Elwell wrote: >...Is the word "degree" never used with kelvin? Precisely, Jim. This is NOT a question of style, but RULE! The kelvin is an absolute scale, Celsius is not. For example, which >is correct: > >When measuring temperature differences, how are a degree >Celsius (0C) and a kelvin (K) related? > delta-deg-C = delta-K (always) >When measuring temperature differences, how are a degree >Celsius (0C) and a degree kelvin (K) related? > Wrong! Please, see above. >I'm think the former is correct, but would appreciate some >verification. >... Indeed. No problem, Jim. Somebody else here will surely give you the bipm or nist reference for this. I'll let them do it! :-) Marcus Get 250 color business cards for FREE! http://businesscards.lycos.com/vp/fastpath/
