Anders Celsius vs George Berkeley
2 of 5 added. Type a name to add another.
Compare the life timelines of Anders Celsius (1701–1744) and George Berkeley (1685–1753) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 43 years, from 1701 to 1744.
Verified event
Unverified event
Approximate (circa) date
Lifespan
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Hover events for details. Click a name to open the profile.
Anders Celsius (1701–1744)
- — Born in Uppsala, Sweden Verified
- — Appointed professor of astronomy at Uppsala University Verified
- — Grand tour of European observatories Verified
- — Published observations of the aurora borealis Verified
- — Joined the Lapland expedition of Maupertuis Verified
- — Founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory Verified
- — Proposed the centigrade temperature scale Verified
- — Died of tuberculosis in Uppsala Verified
George Berkeley (1685–1753)
- — Born near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Elected a fellow of Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Published An Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision Verified
- — Published A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge Verified
- — Published Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous Verified
- — Married Anne Forster Verified
- — Sailed to America and settled in Newport, Rhode Island Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Cloyne Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified