Celsius : A Life and Death by Degrees

Delve into the fascinating life and scientific contributions of Anders Celsius, the Swedish Enlightenment genius behind the temperature scale that bears his name. This comprehensive biography, written by Ian Hembrow, explores Celsius' pivotal work during the European Enlightenment and his groundbreaking discoveries that continue to shape our understanding of the world. From his studies and travels to his relationships with fellow thinkers, this masterful biography reveals the intricate details of Celsius' life and legacy. With its rich historical context and engaging narrative, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of science, history, and culture. With 469 pages of insightful storytelling, this biography is a treasure trove of knowledge that will leave readers in awe of Celsius' remarkable achievements.

Excerpt I

Again, my sweet comfort

World anew

Lone with the breeze

Riverbank blank

Joy of the world

Sirius

Blanket of Sierra

Midnight songbook

The Cascades

Red sky at night

In solitude by forests

Surface level uncertainty

Worry crawls over

Overcast

For miles I travel

Came the peace of home

Excerpt II

The rain stopped falling

It lurks

Invisible vortex

An unknown haze burns

The wanderer

What we have lost to the lights

Zephyr carried solus

When the summer comes

No salvation

Adrift

This world around me

Future solaris

Grief

Her future requiem

Faraway, gone away

Dawn brings the forewarning

I want myself back

Arrival (fireball)

Excerpt III (Act I)

Red sky at morning

The eastern sky is on fire

Fifty degrees Celsius

Goners call

Breakers point

Sailors take warning

Sun carrier

Feigned

Mesto (sunflower)

She rose the morrow morn

Heliogenesis

Face the Luna

Fantasia (moonflower)

Shade of a pine tree

Ultraviolet radiation

Fallen angel

Hoping for a sunset

Are your dreams ever your own?

Excerpt III (Act II)

Astronomical dawn

The valley of the sun

Halfsleeper

We

Isle of stars

Exhaust yourself in the end of the world

Corridor 13

Rogue waves (Lethe)

The Green Inferno

Midnight Mariana

Nautical dawn

Alone and blind

Dead end horizons

Coronal mass ejection (divine retribution)

I was promised a future

And it's already over

Excerpt IV

Gone stratosphere

P​ō​wehi

Seven stars

Dead optimism

Oasis apollyon

They didn't see her

Moon tears

Daybreak

Nothing means anything

Exclusion zone

Betelgeuse

Death lunaris

Excerpt V

Rising sun

Remnant moonlight

Banished to the place east of Eden

Olympus Mons

R​í​o Tinto

Song of the sea

Castle Bravo

Excerpt VI

Deep impact

Damnation

Nuclear fallout

Excerpt VII

Messier 87

Long distance observations

Out there in the cold water

Astronomical

Birth of a nebula

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