Who was Fahrenheit (and why do we use his temperature scale?)

DescriptionIn Session 2 of our series on temperature, we figure out whyThe United States still uses the Fahrenheit scale, and where this scale came from in the first place. We learn about the history of Daniel Fahrenheit and his connection to mercury, and then that the Fahrenheit scale is not as weird as it first appears.CreditsCo-founders of MooseEel Media, LLC: Jennifer Vandenberg& Maddy CableOriginal art: Maddy CableResearch: Jennifer VandenbergScript: Jennifer Vandenberg & Maddy CableEditing: Jennifer VandenbergEditing software: CanvaMusic: Remember This Moment by Patrick RundbladComment below (with kindness) Email us at [email protected] if you want…Subscribe and like!!! Link to Information Used in Session 2Fahrenheit Temperature Scale -Brittanicahttps://www.britannica.com/science/Fahrenheit-temperature-scaleWhat is Fahrenheit (video) -Veritasiumhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgrXd0NM2y8Why Does the U.S. Use FahrenheitInstead of Celsius? – How Stuff Workshttps://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/us-use-fahrenheit.htmMay 24, 1686: Daniel GabrielFahrenheit and the Birth of Precision Thermometry: Advanced Physicshttps://www.aps.org/apsnews/2022/05/fahrenheit-birth-precision-thermometryEarly Thermometers and TemperatureScales – University of Cambridgehttps://www.whipplemuseum.cam.ac.uk/explore-whipple-collections/meteorology/early-thermometers-and-temperature-scales