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History of science (temperature scale): Identify who Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit was. Link to the development of the Fahrenheit temperature scale and instruments. Choose the correct description.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: German-born physicist/instrument maker who proposed the Fahrenheit temperature scale and popularized the mercury thermometer

Explanation:


Given data

  • Name: Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit.


Concept/Approach
Fahrenheit (1686–1736) standardized thermometry by using mercury-in-glass thermometers and introduced the Fahrenheit temperature scale, widely used historically in English-speaking countries.


Final Answer
German-born physicist/instrument maker who proposed the Fahrenheit temperature scale and popularized the mercury thermometer

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