Convert Rømer to Rankine

Convert Rømer (°Rø) to Rankine (°R) instantly and accurately.

Conversion Formula

°R = (°Rø − 7.5) × 24/7 + 491.67

About Rømer

Rømer (°Rø) was designed by Danish astronomer Ole Christensen Rømer in 1701, making it one of the earliest calibrated temperature scales using two fixed points. It sets water's freezing point at 7.5°Rø and boiling point at 60°Rø; the offset of 7.5 at freezing was chosen to avoid negative numbers during the coldest Danish winters. In 1708, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit visited Rømer and was directly inspired by his thermometer design to create the Fahrenheit scale. Body temperature on the Rømer scale is approximately 22.5°Rø. Though now obsolete, Rømer's scale holds an important place in thermometric history.

About Rankine

Rankine (°R) is an absolute temperature scale named after Scottish engineer William John Macquorn Rankine. Like Kelvin, it starts at absolute zero (0°R = -459.67°F = 0 K), but uses Fahrenheit-sized degree intervals instead of Celsius-sized ones. It's primarily used in engineering applications in the United States, particularly in thermodynamics and steam power calculations. For reference: water freezes at 491.67°R, room temperature is about 530°R, and water boils at 671.67°R. The relationship is simple: °R = °F + 459.67.

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