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Tag: Fahrenheit

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1363: Man The Measure

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on June 23, 2017 · Episode: 1363 Man the measure — man the meter. Today, let’s ask what meters measure.

Tags Fahrenheit folklore heat length power Protagoras temperature units watt

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