Who published a collection of 316 observations of the aurora borealis made by himself and others over the period 1716-1732? What is this person best known for?

zbeckabee

Anders Celsius was born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1701, where he succeeded his father as professor of astronomy in 1730. It was there that he built Sweden's first observatory in 1741, the Uppsala Observatory, where he was appointed director. He devised the centigrade scale or "Celsius scale" of temperature in 1742. He was also noted for his promotion of the Gregorian calendar, and his observations of the aurora borealis. In 1733, his collection of 316 observations of the aurora borealis was published and in 1737 he took part in the French expedition sent to measure one degree of meridian in the polar regions. In 1741, he directed the building of Sweden's first observatory. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blthermometer.htm Nov 27 06, 9:32 AM

skysmom65

Correct again Zbeck! http://www.answers.com/topic/anders-celsius Nov 27 06, 9:53 AM