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Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów

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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

1686 - 1736 · born in Gdańsk, Poland

Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów

Administrative context: Województwa Rzeczypospolitej Obojga Narodów. The historical administrative borders for this period are approximate.

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit made temperature measurement accurate and repeatable thanks to the mercury thermometer.

Key facts

  • Invented the mercury thermometer
  • Created a standard temperature scale
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