An absolute temperature scale based on the Fahrenheit scale. Absolute zero on this scale, 0°R, is equivalent to −459.67°F and the melting point of ice (32°F) is therefore (459.67+32=491.67)°R. The scale was devised by W. J. M. Rankine in 1859.
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