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He created the Celsius scale by determining when water boils and freezes. (100 and 0 degrees Celsius, respectively).

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When did Celsius and Fahrenheit originate?

Anders Celsius created the Celsius scale in 1742, and Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit developed the Fahrenheit scale in 1724.


What measurement is named after Anders Celsius?

The Celsius scale, used to measure temperature, is named after Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer who first proposed the scale in 1742. The Celsius scale sets the freezing point of water at 0 degrees and the boiling point at 100 degrees under standard atmospheric pressure.


Wht did anders Celsius do?

Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer who is best known for developing the Celsius temperature scale, in which 0 degrees represents the freezing point of water and 100 degrees represents the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure. The Celsius scale is now widely used around the world for measuring temperature.


What awards did Anders Celsius?

Anders Celsius is best known for developing the Celsius temperature scale, originally called the centigrade scale. Although he did not receive many awards during his lifetime, his contributions to the field of thermometry have been recognized posthumously through the naming of the Celsius scale in his honor.


Who where Kelvin and Celsius temperature scales are named after?

The Kelvin temperature scale is named after the Belfast-born physicist William Thomson,1st Boron Kelvin. The Celsius scale of temperature is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius. He had developed a similar temperature scale though not the same one.