Much more here, with references. An early version of the scale set 96F to human body temperature, apparently because 96 divides evenly in half five times, so i

Much more here, with references. An early version of the scale set 96F to human body temperature, apparently because 96 divides evenly in half five times, so it's easy to make graduated markings between the reference points on your mercury thermometer. https://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/zero-fahrenheit.shtml https://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/solutions/faq/...