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Kelvin

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The kelvin is a unit o meisur for temperatur based upon an absolute scale.[1] It is ane o the seiven base units in the Internaitional System o Units (SI) an is assigned the unit seembol K.[2] It wis named efter Varsity o Glesga ingineer an physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin.[3]

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  1. "kelvin (K)". NPLWebsite (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2022.
  2. isabel.chavez.baucom@nist.gov (12 Apryle 2010). "SI Units". NIST (in Inglis). Retrieved 10 Mey 2022.
  3. Martin, Elizabeth (2009), "Kelvin, Sir William Thomson, Lord", The New Oxford Dictionary for Scientific Writers and Editors (in Inglis), Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199545155.001.0001/acref-9780199545155-e-5281, ISBN 978-0-19-954515-5, retrieved 10 Mey 2022