Philosophy
Anders Celsius
Novemebr 27th, 1701 to April 25th, 1744
Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician who is famous for the temperature scale he developed. Celsius was born in Uppsala where he succeeded his father as professor of astronomy in 1730. It was there also that he built Sweden's first observatory in 1741. He and his assistant Olof Hiortner discovered that aurora borealis influence compass needles. Celsius' fixed scale (often called centigrade scale) for measuring temperature defines zero degrees as the temperature at which water freezes, and 100 degrees as the temperature at which water boils. This scale, an inverted form of Celsius' original design, was adopted as the standard and is still used in almost all scientific work.
Anders Celsius [Wikipedia]
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Philosophy
Anders Celsius...the Swedish thermometer...Fahrenheit's scientific buddy
Anders Celsius Novemebr 27th, 1701 to April 25th, 1744
Swedish astronomer, physicist and mathematician who is famous for the temperature scale he developed. Celsius was born in Uppsala where he succeeded his father as professor of astronomy in 1730. It was there also that he built Sweden's first observatory in 1741. He and his assistant Olof Hiortner discovered that aurora borealis influence compass needles. Celsius' fixed scale (often called centigrade scale) for measuring temperature defines zero degrees as the temperature at which water freezes, and 100 degrees as the temperature at which water boils. This scale, an inverted form of Celsius' original design, was adopted as the standard and is still used in almost all scientific work.
Anders Celsius [Wikipedia]
- A Flaw In Nobel Prize Awards?
He has a point. "Nobel Jury Member Calls Physics Prize ‘Wrong’" Argues that the groundbreaking CERN lab that finally discovered the ‘god particle’ deserved more than a nod by Agence France-Presse October 9th, 2013 The Raw Story The Nobel Prize...
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- "upcycling"...add To Your Vocabulary
To new words like big-box, biodiesel, mouse potato, ringtone, sandwich generation, spyware, supersize...add "upcycling" where "...the finished product has a much higher value than the initial materials." "Scientist turns plastic bags into batteries"...
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Don't see these displayed too often anymore. They do have a mythological heritage. In Greek mythology, Amalthea was a goat who raised Zeus on her breast milk. When her horn was accidentally broken off by Zeus while playing together, which changed...
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Wired... October 2nd, 1608: ...officials in the Netherlands pondered over a patent application. It was submitted by spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey for a "device by means of which all things at a very great distance can be seen as if they were nearby."...