Question

    Centigrade, is a unit of measurement of temperature named after whom?

    A Kelvin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Jean-Pierre Christin Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Marten Stromer Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Anders Celsius Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the first version of it in 1742. The unit was called centigrade in several languages (from the Latin centum, which means 100, and gradus, which means steps) for many years.  

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