crossover - the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience; a jazz-classical crossover album. church music, religious music - genre of music composed for performance as part of religious ceremonies.
Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer in 1714, but it is unknown exactly how many he made. It divided the freezing and boiling points of water into 180 degrees. 32Â°F was the freezing point of water and 212Â°F was the boiling point of water, set by Fahrenheit himself. 0Â°F was based on the temperature of an equal mixture of water, ice, and salt. Fahrenheit based his scale on the temperature of the human body.
Celsius temperature scale. scale based on 0Â° for the freezing point of water and 100Â° for the boiling point of water. Invented in 1742 by the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, it is sometimes called the centigrade scale because of the 100-degree interval between the defined points.