To: steve86
If I hit 98.6 I am on my way to being sick.
I think standard came from a German doctor who measured in Celsius. That's why 98.6°F just happens to be a nice, round 37°C. The 37 was the original number.
39 posted on
03/17/2020 10:26:27 PM PDT by
KarlInOhio
(Newton invented calculus when the plague shut down Cambridge. What will you do with your time off?)
To: KarlInOhio
I think standard came from a German doctor who measured in Celsius. That’s why 98.6°F just happens to be a nice, round 37°C. The 37 was the original number.
That’s exactly the case. And the evidence suggests he rounded up to 37C.
68 posted on
03/18/2020 12:03:48 AM PDT by
lepton
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