Rankine to Celsius Conversion (°R to °C)

Rankine to Celsius Conversions

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.

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).

About °R to °C Converter

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

The decimals value is the number of digits to be calculated or rounded of the result of rankine to celsius conversion.

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