Convert Kelvin to Reaumur

The Kelvin scale was developed by the British physicist William Thomson, later known as Lord Kelvin, in the 1840s. Lord Kelvin proposed the concept of an absolute temperature scale, where zero would correspond to the complete absence of thermal energy (absolute zero). This scale was based on the idea that temperature could be measured starting from an absolute minimum, rather than from the freezing point of water. The Kelvin scale is widely used in scientific fields, especially in thermodynamics, physics, and chemistry, because it provides a consistent and absolute reference for temperature measurements.

The Réaumur scale was developed by the French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1730. Réaumur created this scale based on the properties of water and the idea of dividing the temperature range between freezing and boiling points into 80 intervals, making it convenient for use in industries like brewing and metallurgy. The scale was once widely used in Europe, particularly in France, Germany, and parts of Russia. However, it was eventually supplanted by the Celsius scale, which became more universally adopted due to its simplicity and consistency with the metric system. Despite this, the Réaumur scale is still of historical interest and is sometimes used in specialized fields such as certain aspects of thermometry and scientific research.