Re: Temperature Scales

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:51:08 -0700 Jim Green <JMGreen@SISNA.COM> writes:
> > the bulb was placed in the coldest place that was easily
> > obtainable; a mixture of ice and salt. He called this point
> > zero degrees Fahrenheit.
>
> I believe that it was sea water that he used -- from some close by
> location.

This is especially interesting, Jim.  Especially because
we now know that there are significant differences in the
salinity of sea water in different parts of the oceans.

Herb