Anders Celsius vs Jonathan Swift
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Compare the life timelines of Anders Celsius (1701–1744) and Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) 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
Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
- — Born in Dublin, Ireland Verified
- — Studied at Trinity College Dublin Verified
- — Became secretary to Sir William Temple at Moor Park Verified
- — Ordained a priest in the Church of Ireland Verified
- — Published A Tale of a Tub Verified
- — Installed as Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Verified
- — Wrote the Drapier's Letters Verified
- — Published Gulliver's Travels Verified
- — Published A Modest Proposal Verified
- — Died in Dublin Verified