1742 ⟶ Celsius Proposes Inverted Centigrade Temperature Scale

Anders Celsius proposes an inverted form of the centigrade t...
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🌡️ Fahrenheit Introduces the Fahrenheit Temperature Scale

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit proposes the Fahrenheit temperature scale.⟶
Fahrenheit Introduces the Fahrenheit Temperature Scale (1724)
MeasurementTemperaturePhysicsScientific RevolutionDaniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
GermanyGermany

🌿 Linnaeus Publishes Systema Naturae

Carl Linnaeus described a new system for classifying plants in Systema Naturae.⟶
Linnaeus Publishes Systema Naturae (1735)
BotanyClassificationScientific RevolutionBiologyNatural HistoryGlobal Impact
SwedenSweden

🌡️ Celsius Proposes Inverted Centigrade Temperature Scale

Anders Celsius proposes an inverted form of the centigrade temperature, which is later renamed Celsius in his honor.⟶
Celsius Proposes Inverted Centigrade Temperature Scale (1742)
MeasurementTemperaturePhysicsScientific RevolutionStandardization
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🧪 Jacques Charles Formulates Charles's Law

Jacques Charles discovers Charles's law⟶
Jacques Charles Formulates Charles's Law (1787)
PhysicsChemistryScientific RevolutionTemperature
FranceFrance

💡 Arrhenius Publishes Greenhouse Effect Principles

Svante Arrhenius derives the basic principles of the greenhouse effect⟶
Arrhenius Publishes Greenhouse Effect Principles (1896)
Climate ChangeAtmospheric SciencePhysicsEnvironmental ScienceGlobal Warming
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🥇 First Nobel Prizes Awarded

December 10: First Nobel Prizes awarded.⟶
First Nobel Prizes Awarded (1901)
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