The distinction between temperature differences (kelvins) and a point on the 
kelvin *scale* (e.g. 273.16 kelvins) was taught to me by my first professor in 
General Physics.

He used the terms "kelvin degrees" and "degrees kelvin" to make that 
distinction.  There is a need to distinguish "delta T" and "T" in writing if 
not in formal symbols, I believe.  

He was not a textbook author.

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:05:26 -0500
>From: "James R. Frysinger" <[email protected]>  
>Subject: [USMA:48451] Re: kelvin  
>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
>
>
>That false duality of "degrees Celsius" and "Celsius degrees" was 
>someone's 'bright idea'. Someone NOT in a position to define SI units.
>
>I saw this in a couple of textbooks during my latter teaching days and I 
>suspect that this "someone" was a textbook author.
>...

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