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To Kelvin's mind, absolute zero was where a temperature scale should begin, but for convenience, he used the markers and intervals of the widely-known Celsius scale as a base for his own.

This means that when you are converting a temperature… say 75°F to Celsius, you first subtract 32° to normalize for the different starting points of the scale and THEN you multiply by .555 (I prefer ...