The Rømer and Newton scales are both historical temperature scales. While less common today, understanding their conversions can be crucial for historical research or scientific data analysis. This blog post will guide you through the Rømer to Newton conversion process and provide a handy online calculator.
The Rømer scale, developed by Danish astronomer Ole Rømer in 1701, is a descending scale. On this scale, the freezing point of brine (a mixture of salt and water) is 0°Rø, and the boiling point of water is 60°Rø.
The Newton scale was developed by Isaac Newton in 1701. It is also a descending scale, where the freezing point of water is 0°N, and the boiling point of water is 33°N.
The formula to convert Rømer to Newton is:
**Newton (°N) = (60 - Rømer (°Rø)) * (11/60)**
To make the conversion process easier, we've created a simple online calculator:
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Simply enter the temperature in Rmer degrees (°Rø) into the calculator, and it will instantly display the equivalent temperature in Newton degrees (N).
Let's say you have a temperature of 20Rø. To convert this to Newton:
Rømer | Newton | Rømer | Newton | Rømer | Newton | Rømer | Newton |
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1°Rø | -4.09ºN | 21°Rø | 8.49ºN | 41°Rø | 21.06ºN | 61°Rø | 33.63ºN |
2°Rø | -3.46ºN | 22Rø | 9.11ºN | 42°Rø | 21.69ºN | 62°Rø | 34.26ºN |
3°Rø | -2.83ºN | 23°Rø | 9.74ºN | 43°Rø | 22.31ºN | 63°Rø | 34.89ºN |
4°Rø | -2.20ºN | 24°Rø | 10.37ºN | 44°Rø | 22.94ºN | 64°Rø | 35.51ºN |
5°Rø | -1.57ºN | 25°Rø | 11.00ºN | 45°Rø | 23.57ºN | 65°Rø | 36.14ºN |
6°Rø | -0.94ºN | 26°Rø | 11.63ºN | 46°Rø | 24.20ºN | 66°Rø | 36.77ºN |
7°R | -0.31ºN | 27°Rø | 12.26ºN | 47°Rø | 24.83ºN | 67°Rø | 37.40ºN |
8°Rø | 0.31ºN | 28°Rø | 12.89ºN | 48°Rø | 25.46ºN | 68°Rø | 38.03ºN |
9°Rø | 0.94ºN | 29Rø | 13.51ºN | 49°Rø | 26.09N | 69°Rø | 38.66ºN |
10°Rø | 1.57ºN | 30°Rø | 14.14ºN | 50°Rø | 26.71ºN | 70°Rø | 39.29ºN |
11°Rø | 2.20ºN | 31°Rø | 14.77ºN | 51°Rø | 27.34ºN | 71°Rø | 39.91ºN |
12°Rø | 2.83ºN | 32°Rø | 15.40ºN | 52°Rø | 27.97ºN | 72°Rø | 40.54ºN |
13°Rø | 3.46ºN | 33°Rø | 16.03ºN | 53°R | 28.60ºN | 73°Rø | 41.17ºN |
14Rø | 4.09ºN | 34°Rø | 16.66ºN | 54°Rø | 29.23ºN | 74°Rø | 41.80ºN |
15°Rø | 4.71ºN | 35°Rø | 17.29ºN | 55°Rø | 29.86ºN | 75°Rø | 42.43ºN |
16°Rø | 5.34ºN | 36°Rø | 17.91ºN | 56°Rø | 30.49ºN | 76°Rø | 43.06ºN |
17°Rø | 5.97ºN | 37Rø | 18.54ºN | 57°Rø | 31.11N | 77°Rø | 43.69ºN |
18°Rø | 6.60ºN | 38°Rø | 19.17ºN | 58°Rø | 31.74ºN | 78°Rø | 44.31ºN |
19°Rø | 7.23ºN | 39°Rø | 19.80ºN | 59°Rø | 32.37ºN | 79°Rø | 44.94ºN |
20°Rø | 7.86ºN | 40°Rø | 20.43ºN | 60°Rø | 33.00ºN | 80°Rø | 45.57ºN |