Anders Celsius Biography

Anders Celsius biography

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NAME: Anders Celsius
OCCUPATION: Astronomer
BIRTH DATE: November 27, 1701
DEATH DATE: April 25, 1744
PLACE OF BIRTH: Uppsala, Sweden
PLACE OF DEATH: Uppsala, Sweden

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

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Anders Celsius was born on November 27, 1701 in Uppsala, Sweden. He was a Swedish astronomer who taught at the University of Uppsala. He published a collection of observations of the aurora borealis and built the Uppsala Observatory. He also invented the Celsius (or centigrade) thermometer scale, which set the freezing point of water at 0° and the boiling point at 100°. He died in 1744.

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