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What number did the original 18th-century centigrade temperture scale use to indicate waters freezing point?

April 26, 2017Centigrade indicate Mathematics original scale temperture

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What number did the original 18th-century centigrade temperture scale use to indicate waters freezing point?

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The centigrade scale was originally conceived with 100 degrees representing the freezing point and zero degrees representing the boiling point of water. It soon became apparent that it made more sense to do it the other way round, so it was switched.