🎂 Anders Celsius of the temperature scale is born (1701)
At first his scale was upside down: boiling water was 0 and freezing water was 100!
Where: Uppsala, Sweden
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📅 On This Day: November 27
November 27, 1701: Anders Celsius of the temperature scale is born. Astronomer Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He made a temperature scale with 100 steps between the freezing and boiling points of water. The 'degrees Celsius' (℃) we use come from his name.
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🧠 Question of the day
On Celsius's first scale, what was boiling water?
- 0 degrees
- 100 degrees
- 50 degrees
Show the answer
Answer: 0 degrees
Questions
What happened on November 27?
November 27, 1701: Anders Celsius of the temperature scale is born. It happened in Uppsala, Sweden.
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