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> Put it onto a stove, and when it starts boiling, it’s 100°C. Simple as that.

Not quite - don't forget your elevation | air pressure.

Of course not even elevation above mean sea level is straightforward .. what is the MSL of Australia, for example, and how does it relate to the Geoid, the long tidal run through the long narrow straits to the north of Australia, the WGS ellipsoid, etc.

parent defrost 3 years ago

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