Where did Fahrenheit spend most of his life?
Poland
Germany
The Dutch Republic
France
Answer
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit spent most of his life in the Dutch Republic. He was born in Gdańsk, then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, but in 1688 he moved to the Netherlands, where he spent the rest of his life. In the Netherlands, Fahrenheit worked as a glassblower and instrument maker. He also invented the mercury thermometer, which is still used today.
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