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does any one know the difference, and the reason why centigrade was changed to celcius? Bob

someone told me once you double it and then add 40.......don't know if it is true or not.....................

No ! don't know diff or reason !! When I was a kid, someone TRIED to explain to me how to work one out using the other ... ie: if its thirty degrees ... then times it by 3 and then take away or add 3 ...?? Yesterdays temp was 34 so X by 3 = 102 take 3 = 98 ..... I'm sure they said it was 93 ?? So maybe its Times the Ten by 3 and add 3 ? 34 becomes 30 ... times by 3 = 90 ... then add 3 = 93. NEVER have been able to work it out applying the rules I was told about !!!!!!! If any one can enlighten me, I'd REALLY appreciate it ! Elaine ;-)

Centigrade is another word for the Celsius scale. 'The simplicity of the Celsius scale led to it superseding the Fahrenheit as the universal temperature scale. Centigrade, meanwhile, was a popular name for the Celsius scale for a time and this term literally means 'a 100 grade scale'. from www.dandantheweatherman.com/Bereklauw/Celsius.htm It also says '*to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit simply multiply the Celsius value by 9, divide the answer by 5 and add 32. To convert Fahrenheit to Celsius deduct 32 from the Fahrenheit reading, multiply the answer by 5 and divide this answer by 9. Mathematically, Celsius = [(Fahrenheit -32) x 5 ] / 9 and Fahrenheit = (Celsius x 9) / 5 + 32. '

No you double it and add 28 that is correct equasion! so if it was 36 Celcius in London today it was 100 faherenreit

sorry ladies you are going for the wrong calculation.........NOT Fahrenheit/centigrade conversion

Helen, you are close...........! but not what I am looking for!!!

PLEASE DO NOT DELETE THIS THREAD until after I have worked out Little Nells ansa !!!!!!!!!!! 30+ years I've been trying to work it out !! Cheers Nell xxxxx (How are you incidently ! ?? Long time xx Elaine ;-)

Excuse me ....... now I am totally confused and totally tired :-))))) Who is right and who is wrong ??? I say again .... PLEASE DO NOT DELETE !!!!!!!!! Elaine ;-)

Elaine Helens answer IS correct to convert CENTIGRADE to Fahrenheit, and vice versa my question was .Why do they use Celcius instead of Centigrade? Bob

Hang on .. are you talking Cooking terms here ?? Elaine ;-) OK .... I'm with Helen then !!! Still can't answer your ACTUAL question though !! :-0))) lol Elaine ;-) Nite Nite folks :-)

no..........not cooking the two scales are basically the same, but for ONE difference.....Bob.

No difference in them only change of name, and if you want to convert to fahenreit which we know double it and add 28 Davex

Dave, Centigrade is exactly that............0 to 100 degrees. Celcius is?.....

Haven't read the whole thread. When we went from F to C the fastest way to convert was to double it and add 30. So if the temp is 21c x 2 = 42 plus 30 = 72f. Close enough anyway. Deb

Anders Celsius was the chap who had the idea of the 0-100 scale.... I think. Heather

Heather, correct.........but...

if no one gets it, i'll tell you in the morning........... bob

I thought it was when we went to the decimal sytem? Deb

I think it is because centigrade is a nicer word!! Kaz x