Anders Celsius Biography
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. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Anders Celsius
- Nationality:
- Sweden
- Profession:
- Astronomer
- Date of Birth:
- November 27, 1701
- Astrological Sign:
- Sagittarius
- Date of Death:
- April 25, 1744
- Age at Death:
- 42
- Cause of Death:
- Tuberculosis
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