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  • It may be because kelvin is used as is whereas Celsius can not be used alone but comes with degree. I'll try to find a source of some sort. Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 15:56
  • There is a very nice answer over here: Should Units of Measure be capitalized? Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 16:00
  • @ThomasFrancois - I don't think this is a duplicate since it's about the special case with Celcius and Fahrenheit which appear to contradict the general rule that units should not be capitalised (which is explained in one of the answers to that question, but isn't the focus of the question). Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 16:03
  • @MaxWilliams Not an exact duplicate indeed, but this contradiction is covered in the answer I pointed to. Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 16:07
  • @ThomasFrancois no argument there, and that other question does go into the subject in quite a lot of detail, so, OP, you should definitely go and read it. Commented Jun 3, 2016 at 16:11