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The '''Rankine''' scale is a [[temperature]] [[scale]] named after the [[Scotland|Scottish]] physicist and engineer, [[Willam John Macquorn Rankine]] (1820 − 1872), who proposed it in 1839. The symbol for a [[degree]] Rankine is '''°R''' and it is based on one degree Rankine being equal to one degree [[Fahrenheit (unit)|Fahrenheit]]. As with the [[Kelvin]] scale, zero in the Rankine scale is [[absolute zero]]. A temperature of −459.67 °F is exactly 0 °R.
 
The [[melting point]] of [[water]] in the Rankine scale is 491.67 °R and the [[normal boiling point]] of water is 671.67 °R (i.e., 459.67 + 212).
 
The different temperature scales ([[Kelvin (unit)|kelvin]], [[Celsius (unit)|Celsius]], [[Fahrenheit (unit)|Fahrenheit]] and Rankine) can be converted into each other. (See the [[Temperature conversion]] article.)[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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The Rankine scale is a temperature scale named after the Scottish physicist and engineer, Willam John Macquorn Rankine (1820 − 1872), who proposed it in 1839. The symbol for a degree Rankine is °R and it is based on one degree Rankine being equal to one degree Fahrenheit. As with the Kelvin scale, zero in the Rankine scale is absolute zero. A temperature of −459.67 °F is exactly 0 °R.

The melting point of water in the Rankine scale is 491.67 °R and the normal boiling point of water is 671.67 °R (i.e., 459.67 + 212).

The different temperature scales (kelvin, Celsius, Fahrenheit and Rankine) can be converted into each other. (See the Temperature conversion article.)