Developed the centigrade or Celsius  a. Andres Celsius  b. Anders Celsius  c. Andrew Celsius  d. Anthony Celsius

Developed the centigrade or
Celsius
 a. Andres Celsius
 b. Anders Celsius
 c. Andrew Celsius
 d. Anthony Celsius
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Anders Celsius
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