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.

Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden onNovember 1701. His family originated from Ovanker in the province of Hlsingland. Their family estate was at Doma, also known as Hjen or Hgen . The name Celsius is a latinization of the estates name .

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