Anders Celsius vs Giambattista Vico
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Compare the life timelines of Anders Celsius (1701–1744) and Giambattista Vico (1668–1744) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 43 years, from 1701 to 1744.
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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
Giambattista Vico (1668–1744)
- — Born in Naples, Italy Verified
- — Largely self-educated after irregular Jesuit schooling Verified
- — Worked as tutor to the Rocca family at Vatolla Verified
- — Appointed professor of rhetoric at the University of Naples Verified
- — Married Teresa Caterina Destito Verified
- — Published On the Most Ancient Wisdom of the Italians, his critique of Descartes Verified
- — Published the first edition of the New Science (Scienza Nuova) Verified
- — Published his Autobiography Verified
- — Appointed royal historiographer to Charles of Bourbon, King of Naples Verified
- — Died in Naples Verified