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CelsiusScale of temperature, previously called centigrade, in which the range from freezing to boiling of water is divided into 100 degrees, freezing point being 0 degrees and boiling point 100 degrees. The degree centigrade (°C) was officially renamed Celsius in 1948 to avoid confusion with the angular measure known as the centigrade (one hundredth of a grade). The Celsius scale is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who devised it in 1742 but in reverse (freezing point was 100°; boiling point 0°). |
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| Like the first, it carried concentrations of dissolved minerals and gases, and the temperature in its core was about one-quarter degree centigrade above the ambient sea temperature. If the die temperature rises above a typical value of 100 degree Centigrade, a thermal foldback function reduces the charge current automatically to prevent further temperature rise. The HBS solution was tested against the UW and HTK solutions using animal kidneys for 36-40 hours, at 4 degree Centigrade (slightly above the freezing point of water). |
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