Anders Celsius Thermometer

by Courtney Adamen
(Auburn Maine)

this is showing a scientes creation that he created 5 years before he died

Barry's Response - He was an astronomer in Sweden who lived from 1701 to 1744. He became well-known for starting the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory, and even more so for coming up with the Celsius temperature scale, which is shown on the thermometer above.

More details on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Celsius

Thank you, Courtney.