Celsius to Rankine Conversion (°C to °R)

Celsius to Rankine Conversions

Celsius Definition

Celsius, sometimes referred to as centigrade, is a unit for temperature measurement and a related temperature scale. It has got the name of its developer, the Swedish scientist and physicist A. Celsius. The SI recognizes Celsius as a base temperature measurement unit, and the symbol for Celsius is °C. Traditionally, the scale is defined and the following: 0 °C is the water freezing point, and 100 °C is boiling water point (at sea level).

Rankine Definition

Rankine is a very rarely used thermodynamic temperature scale and a unit for temperature measurement in the Imperial system, with the symbol R. The scale was proposed in the middle of the 19th century by a British physician and scientist W. J. Rankine. It is based on Fahrenheit scale and uses the common water freezing point as 459.67 °R and water boiling point as 671.69 °R.

About °C to °R Converter

This is a very easy to use celsius to rankine converter. First of all just type the celsius (°C) value in the text field of the conversion form to start converting °C to °R, then select the decimals value and finally hit convert button if auto calculation didn't work. Rankine value will be converted automatically as you type.

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