Anders Celsius Scientist

Anders Celsius (27 November 1701 – 25 April 1744) 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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Anders Celsius
Birth dateNovember 27, 1701
Birth place
Uppsala , Sweden
Nationality
Swedes
Date of deathApril 25, 1744
Place of death
Uppsala , Sweden
Residence
Sweden
Education
Uppsala University
Known for
Celsius

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Field of study
Geology
Mathematics
Physics
Astronomy

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