Réaumur is a unit used in temperature conversions and practical measurement work.
The Réaumur scale was introduced by French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1730, with water freezing at 0° and boiling at 80°. Once common in Europe, it is now rarely used outside some cheese and sugar making.
Measurement system: SI, meteorological and customary temperature scales. SI equivalent: Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset.
Réaumur facts
- Unit name
- Réaumur
- Symbol
- °Ré
- Category
- Temperature
- Measurement system
- SI, meteorological and customary temperature scales
- SI equivalent
- Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset
- Common uses
- Weather, cooking, laboratories and engineering
Definition of the réaumur
Réaumur is a unit used in temperature conversions and practical measurement work.
Measurement system and SI relationship
SI, meteorological and customary temperature scales
SI equivalent: Reference relationship defined by the converter dataset
History of the réaumur
The Réaumur scale was introduced by French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1730, with water freezing at 0° and boiling at 80°. Once common in Europe, it is now rarely used outside some cheese and sugar making.
Where is the réaumur used?
Weather, cooking, laboratories and engineering