Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit was a unit of measurement for temperature. It was in use in the United Kingdom in the late 19th century, (TV: Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (TV story)"]) and in the 1960s. (PROSE: Time and Relative ^[+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"]) Mercury-based thermostats could give the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. (PROSE: Time and Relative ^[+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"], The Three Paths ^[+]Loading...["The Three Paths (short story)"])

The freezing point of water was 32° Fahrenheit. (PROSE: Time and Relative ^[+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"]) Frost or even snow could form at 30°. (PROSE: The Three Paths ^[+]Loading...["The Three Paths (short story)"])

Humans had a typical body temperature of 98.6 degrees fahrenheit (37 celsius). (PROSE: The Visual Dictionary ^[+]Loading...{"page":"9","1":"The Visual Dictionary (2010 reference book)"})

In 1889, Emily Morris noted that a temperature of 60° outside, and 41 indoors, was a "classic sign of ghosts". (TV: Lost in Time ^[+]Loading...["Lost in Time (TV story)"])