From wiki: "Anders Celsius, 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744) was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed (an inverted form of) the Centigrade temperature scale which was later renamed Celsius in his honor."
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [[email protected]] on behalf of Jesse 1 Robinson [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 3:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? When I was a kid a hundred years ago, the canonical term was 'centigrade', based I assumed on the 100 degree span between the freezing and boiling points of water. The term was logical and fit into a world view that included metric measurements and decimal currency. And who the heck was Celsius anyway? Could Ray Bradbury have found a publisher for "Celsius 232.778"? . . J.O.Skip Robinson Southern California Edison Company Electric Dragon Team Paddler SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager 323-715-0595 Mobile 626-543-6132 Office ⇐=== NEW [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jackson, Rob Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 11:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: (External):Re: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? CAUTION EXTERNAL EMAIL We have definitely devolved . . . like we always do on this forum. It's fun though, right? I agree on Celsius. The name disturbs me too. Centigrade is more pleasant for some reason. Reminds me of tardigrade. Now that is something we could all ponder and be better off. First Horizon Bank Mainframe Technical Support -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bob Bridges Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 2:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OOBOL and English was Re: Still COBOL After All These Years? [External Email. Exercise caution when clicking links or opening attachments.] I just think the word "Celsius" is ugly; "centigrade" is comparatively euphonious. A personal bias. --- Bob Bridges, [email protected], cell 336 382-7313 /* Do you know what constitutes a "hate crime"? Put your thinking caps on. What tools do we need to determine whether a crime was motivated by hate or prejudice? Answer: We need thought police. -from "See, I Told You So" by Rush Limbaugh */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joe Monk Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:17 Centigrade? It always thought it's Celsius. :) --- On Wed, Jul 22, 2020 at 11:16 AM Bob Bridges <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting; centigrade is the one system I use nowadays without > having to think much about it. It's so easy: 0s are cold, 10s are > cool, 20s are warm, 30s are hot. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jackson, Rob > Sent: Monday, July 20, 2020 23:23 > > As a disclaimer, I'm not a complete bigot. I say miles and yards; but > I have this nasty habit of converting them to meters in my mind every > time I say them. The one thing I cannot get used to in every-day life > is Celsius degrees. I think in Fahrenheit degrees. Oddly enough, > since they're exactly the same thing, I find it easier to talk in > Kelvins rather than Celsius degrees. Maybe I just like starting at > zero. :) I couldn't tell you what absolute zero in Fahrenheit is; I guess I > never cared. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
