Watergraafsmeer in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Fahrenheit

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2022

1. Fahrenheit Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit 1686-1736

De in Duitsland geboren natuurkundige Daniel Gabriell Fahrenheit woonde sinds zijn vijftiende in Nederland. Hij was in zijn tijd een opvallend persoon op het gebied van wetenschap en technologie. Fahrenheit was glasblazer, instrumentmaker én uitvinder van de kwikthermometer. Deze thermometer was een verbetering van bestaande versies en tot het begin van het elektronische tijdperk de meest nauwkeurige. De temperatuur werd gemeten in de door hem bedachte Fahrenheitschaal, met 0 graden als laagste temperatuur die hij in een laboratorium kon bereiken. In de Verenigde Staten is dit nog steeds de standaard temperatuureenheid.

(English translation:)

German-born physicist Daniel Gabriell Fahrenheit lived in the Netherlands from the age of fifteen, and was an outstanding person in the field of science and technology in his day. Fahrenheit was a glassblower, instrument maker and inventor of the mercury thermometer. This thermometer was an improvement on existing versions and the most accurate until the dawn of the electronic age. The temperature was measured in the

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Fahrenheit scale he devised, with zero degrees as the lowest temperature he could achieve in a laboratory. In the United States, the Fahrenheit scale is still the standard unit of temperature.

Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Give Streets a Face / Geef Straten Een Gezicht, and the Scientists (GSEG) series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 16, 1736.

Location. 52° 20.706′ N, 4° 55.571′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in Watergraafsmeer. It is at the intersection of Fahrenheitsingel and Fizeaustraat, on the left when traveling south on Fahrenheitsingel. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fizeaustraat 4, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland 1097 NX, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least

Fahrenheit Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein

2. Fahrenheit Marker - wide view

There are two markers visible here on the corner of the building, with that of Fizeau visible at the left and Fahrenheit on the right.

8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Fizeau (here, next to this marker); Celsius (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Von Liebig (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Torricelli (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Transvaalplein: 7. Oorlog en deportatie / War and Deportation (approx. one kilometer away); Transvaalplein: 6. Partijpropaganda / Party Propaganda (approx. one kilometer away); Transvaalplein: 5. Het Plein / The Square (approx. one kilometer away); Transvaalplein: 4. Actieve Bewoners / Active Residents (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.

Also see . . . Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit FRS (24 May 1686 – 16 September 1736) was a physicist, inventor, and scientific instrument maker. Born in Poland to a family of German extraction, he later moved to the Dutch Republic at age 15, where he spent the rest of his life (1701–1736). A pioneer of exact thermometry, he helped lay the foundations for the era of precision thermometry by inventing the mercury-in-glass thermometer and Fahrenheit scale

(Submitted on November 11, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 226 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.