Re: [GZG] Weights and measures was: Hypothetical weapon question

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y wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 3:48 PM, Richard Bell <rlbell.nsuid@gmail.com 
> <mailto:rlbell.nsuid@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     How about the Rankine scale?  Rankine is to Farenheit what Kelvin
>     is to Celsius
>
>
> GOOD call! Forgot about Rankine.
Okay, here's an obscure one... Anyone else ever heard of the Reaumur 
scale for temperature? Has an interesting origin.

Phil