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ConvertTemperature

ConvertTemperature[temp, oldscale, newscale]
converts temperature temp from temperature scale oldscale to scale newscale.

To use ConvertTemperature, you first need to load the Units Package using Needs["Units`"].

The following settings for temperature scales oldscale and newscale can be used:

The conversion of temperature units is different from most other unit conversions, because it is not multiplicative. This is because the zeros of various systems are set at different values.

Convert only converts the units of temperature. Instead use ConvertTemperature to convert the actual temperatures.