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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Invented the Faherenheit scale and the Mercury thermometer this replaced in many instances the centigrade scale he was also a devoted physicist -
Anders Celsius Born
Born in Uppsala Sweden on November 27th 1701 Anders Celsius' father, was a renowned professor of astronomy. His grandparents were a Mathematician and an astronomer respectively. -
Early Life
Not much is known about Anders Celsius' early life. It can however be inferred that coming from a highly educated family he was as well. He also likely learned much from his father who was professor of astronomy at Uppsala -
Uppsala Scientific Society
He became the secretary of the Uppsala Scientific Society. The Scientific Society was located at the same University Celsius' father taught at. -
Professor of Astronomy
In 1730 Celsius became professor of Astronomy at Uppsala. starting in this year he began his travels to study with other Astronomers across europe -
Publication
Celsius Published a collection of observation of the nothern lights composed by himself and other notable astronomers of the time period. -
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
Invented the mercury thermometer. Also developed the Fahrenheit scale which was used in less scientific puposes. Was also a devoted Physisist -
First Major Scientific Success
Celsuis took measurements that confirmed Issiac Newton's theory that the earth was an ellipsoid rather than the previously accepted sphere. -
The Uppsala Observatory
Celsius helped to fund and build a modern observatory the first of its kind in Uppsala. He did so in honor of his grandfathers home observatory. -
The Centigrade Scale
In 1742 Celsius had proposed a temperature scale where 0 was constantly the temperature at which water boils and 100 the temperature at which water freezes. -
Death
Celsius died on April 25th 1744 in Uppsala of Tuberculosis he was working on further scientific pursuits as well as possibly writing on of the first science fiction stories. -
Lord Kelvin
Developed the Kelvin scale which is based on a presence of an absolute 0 this one the main scientific scales currently in use.
