Nova Scotia

Prince Henry Sinclair is reputed to be the first person to set foot in Nova Scotia in 1398, having sailed from the Orkney Islands. In the 18th Century, Britain and France fought over Nova Scotia (formerly known as Acadia, the name given to it by the Italian adventurer, Giovanni da Verrazzano).

Some interesting places:

• New Glasgow is a major town, settled by Scottish immigrants.
• Ecum Secum is a rural fishing town. Its name means "red house" in Mi'kmack.
• Halifax is a large-ish term with its own Metro system.

Linguistic influences are English, French, Scottish-Gaelic and Mi'kmack.

Prince Edward Island (oft-abbreviated to PEI) is to the North of Nova Scotia. PEI consists of one main island and over two hundred minor islands.

GVWR

GVWR is a term used in Australia and the United States. It stands for Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and refers to the maximum operating weight of a vehicle inclusive of the chassis (internal framework of the vehicle), body, engine, fluids, passengers and cargo.

Fahrenheit to Celcius

First, some qualitative comments on both scales.

The Fahrenheit scale is used in the US to measure temperature, one of the fundamental factors affecting human comfort. It was first proposed by Daniel Fahrenheit in 1724, who was of German origin but lived most of his life in the Dutch republic. He was a glassblower by trade but had an interest in the natural sciences, in which he conducted many experiments.

The Celcius scale, formerly known as Centigrade pre 1948, is named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celcius. The names Celcius and Centigrade are unrelated, one is a person's name, the other is a derived word.

Now for the important bit. How to convert from F to C?

Minus 32 and multiply by 5/9.