Java Celsius to Kelvin toKelvin(double c)

Description

William Thomson, also know as Lord Kelvin, a British scientist who made important discoveries about heat in the 1800's.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
c	degrees Celsius

Return

Kelvin temperature (techincally not degrees)

Declaration

public static double toKelvin(double c) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*// w w w. ja v  a  2  s .  c  o m
 * TemperatureUtils.java
 *
 * Created on March 30, 2006, 10:40 PM
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006, Pat Farrell. All rights reserved.
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 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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public class Main {
    /**
     * William Thomson, also know as Lord Kelvin, a British scientist who made important discoveries 
     * about heat in the 1800's. Scientists have determined that the coldest it can get, in theory, 
     * is minus 273.15 degrees Celsius. This temperature has never actually been reached, though 
     * scientists have come close. The value, minus 273.15 degrees Celsius, is called absolute zero.
     * @param c degrees Celsius
     * @return Kelvin temperature (techincally not degrees)
     */
    public static double toKelvin(double c) {
        return c + 273.15f;
    }
}