anders celsius

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Definition of anders celsius in English English dictionary

born Nov. 27, 1701, Uppsala, Swed. died April 25, 1744, Uppsala Swedish astronomer. He taught at the University of Uppsala from 1730 to his death. In 1733 he published a collection of 316 observations of the aurora borealis. In 1744 he built the Uppsala Observatory. He is best known for his invention of the Celsius (often called centigrade) thermometer scale (1742), which set the freezing point of water at 0° and the boiling point of water at 100°

(1701-1744) Swedish astronomer who invented the Centigrade temperature scale

Hyphenation

anders Cel·si·us

Turkish pronunciation

ändırz selsiıs

Pronunciation

/ˈandərz ˈselsēəs/ /ˈændɜrz ˈsɛlsiːəs/