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  2. Anders Celsius - Wikipedia

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    Anders Celsius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈânːdɛʂ ˈsɛ̌lːsɪɵs]; 27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744) [1] 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.

  3. Anders Celsius | Temperature Scale, Thermometer, Astronomy ...

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    Anders Celsius was an astronomer who invented the Celsius temperature scale (often called the centigrade scale). Celsius was professor of astronomy at Uppsala University from 1730 to 1744, and in 1740 he built the Uppsala Observatory.

  4. Anders Celsius - Facts, Death & Scale - Biography

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    Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who built the Uppsala Observatory and invented the Celsius (or centigrade) thermometer scale.

  5. Anders Celsius - Biography, Facts and Pictures

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    Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who is known for inventing the Celsius temperature scale. Celsius also built the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1740, the oldest astronomical observatory in Sweden.

  6. Anders Celsius (1701 - 1744) - Biography - MacTutor History ...

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    Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician. He participated in Maupertuis' expedition to measure a degree of latitude in Lapland. He is best known for the temperature scale that he proposed and which is named after him.

  7. Anders Celsius Biography - Childhood, Life Achievements ...

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    Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer and physicist who proposed the Celsius temperature scale and founded the Uppsala Observatory. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

  8. Celsius, Anders - Encyclopedia.com

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    Anders Celsius was an astronomer who invented the Celsius temperature scale, the most widely used in the world today. Celsius was primarily an astronomer and did not even start working on his temperature scale until shortly before his death.