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Yes, for several reasons, one of which is that "Metric" (SI) units named after a real person (and aren't "derived" units) keep capitalisation in honour of those scientists, and Celsius was a real scientist. Also, lower case "c'' is used for other things ( for instance, c. short for "circa" or about, as in approximately, also c (in Italic script) the constant for speed of light).

AnswerThe above answer isn't wholly correct.

The SI convention is that all units (base or derived) are written entirely in lower-case letters. Those units named in honour of someone (usually a scientist) use a capitalised symbol. For example, the SI unit for energy is written in full as joule, but its symbol is J. On the other hand, the metre, isn't named in honour of anyone, so its symbol is a lower-case m.

Although Celsius is a metric unit, it is notactually an SI unit, so the above rule does not necessarily apply and, traditionally, it has always been written in full with a capital letter. It's also worth noting that, when written as a symbol, the degree symbol is retained -this is not the case for the SI unit of temperature, the kelvin (symbol: K).

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