The kelvin scale does NOT calibrate the Celsius scale. They are defined together by ITS-90.

Jim

On 2010-09-01 1346, [email protected] wrote:

However "impractical" the thermodynamic kelvin scale is *necessary* to 
"calibrate" the fixed points on the Celsius scale.  How else could the melting 
temperatures of gold and platinum, for example, be determined?


   On  Aug 31 , at 7:45 AM, John M. Steele wrote:

     measurement on the thermodynamic scale is somewhat
     impractical,





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