Talk:Newton scale

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[edit] Litre

"He found that a litre of linseed oil at the temperature of melting snow grew to 1.0725 L at the temperature of boiling water."

For the sake of historical accuracy, could we please note the volume unit he actually used? The litre was defined about 100 years later—let alone its introduction in England. Crissov 22:47, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)