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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (24 May 1686 - 16 September 1736), a German physicist and engineer.

Although his scale is usually defined by the freezing and boiling points of water, boiling was not one of his reference points, but the normal human body temperature was.

The German instrument maker Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit (1686-1736) made the first reliable thermometers. The temperature scale he originated is named after him.

Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, a German physicist, invented the temperature scale he named after himself.


The Fahrenheit temperature scale was proposed the Dutch-German-Polish physicist Donald Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724.
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What did Fahrenheit do?

He invented the Mercury and alcohol thermometer and the fahrenheit scale.


What did gabriel Fahrenheit do?

He invented the mercury and alcohol thermometer and the fahrenheit scale.


When was the Fahrenheit scale invented?

Fahrenheit usually refers to a temprature scale proposed in 1724 by, and named after, the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.


What did Gabriel Fahrenheit invent?

The Fahrenheit system of temperature measurement. Actually he invented the thermometer.


What did Gabriel Fahrenheit make?

he invented the scale Fahrenheit named after him used to measure temperature


What is the Latin word for Fahrenheit?

There is none. The Fahrenheit scale was not invented until the eighteenth century.


The mercury thermometer was invented in 1714 by?

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, a German physicist, engineer, and glass blower, invented the mercury thermometer in 1714.In 1709 he had invented the alcohol thermometer, and in 1724 he set out the scale of degrees now known as the Fahrenheit scale.


Was the fahrenheit thermometer invented first?

Yes, Fahrenheit's scale was the first of the five main scales.


Who were the scientists behind the temperature measurements scales?

The scientists who were behind the temperature measurements scale were quite a number. Galileo Galilei invented the water thermoscope, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was responsible for the Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale was invented by Lord Kelvin and Anders Celsius invented the Celsius scale.


First person who made the first mercury thermometer and invented the Fahrenheit scale?

It was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.


Who invented the mercury themometer?

The mercury thermometer was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. He had invented an alcohol thermometer years earlier. In 1724, he introduced the Fahrenheit temperature scale.


When was Fahrenheit invented?

The Fahrenheit scale was developed by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1724. He created the scale based on a mixture of ice, water, and salt to define his zero point.