Template talk:Comparison of temperature scales
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For the body temperature row most of the values were not equivalent to each other when converted to a common unit (96.8 F, 96.2 F, etc.).
I changed the row to make all the converted values equivalent to 36.8 Celsius (the value in the footnote).
If you want to change the "real" value for body temperature (which is disputed, I guess?) make all the converted values consistent! Use this table:
--69.216.119.20 23:23, 1 July 2006 (UTC)
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- The problem with the table is that it gives the impression that some of the values are more precise than others. It doesn't make any sense to derive a value in Rankine or Newton degrees that has 5 significant figures when starting from a value in Celsius that only has 3 significant figures. Since it seems that the data on which this line is based was in Celsius and the value was measured to 3 significant figures, then all of the conversions to other scales should also have only 3 significant figures. I will leave it to you to either revert your changes or round the values to 3 significant figures. - Hayne 01:41, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
| Comment | Kelvin | Celsius | Fahrenheit | Rankine | Delisle | Newton | Réaumur | Rømer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body temperature (36.8 C) | 309.95 | 36.8 | 98.24 | 557.91 | 94.8 | 12.144 | 29.44 | 26.82 |
| Body temperature (36.0 C) | 309.15 | 36.0 | 96.8 | 556.47 | 96.0 | 11.88 | 28.8 | 26.4 |
| Body temperature (98.6 F) | 310.15 | 37.0 | 98.6 | 558.27 | 94.5 | 12.21 | 29.6 | 26.925 |
