Anders Celsius
Astronomer
1701 – 1744
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Who was Anders Celsius?
Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, but traveled from 1732 to 1735 visiting notable observatories in Germany, Italy and France. He founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741, and in 1742 proposed the Celsius temperature scale which bears his name.
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- Born
- Nov 27, 1701
Uppsala - Also known as
- Цельсий, Андерс
- 安德斯·攝爾修斯
- Parents
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Education
- Uppsala University
- Lived in
- Uppsala
- Sweden
- Died
- Apr 25, 1744
Uppsala
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on July 23, 2013
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