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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