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Jean-Pierre Christin

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French astronomer

FranceScientistsLived 1683 to 1755 · aged 71
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Jean-Pierre Christin was a French physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and musician. His proposal in 1743 to reverse the Celsius thermometer scale was widely accepted and is still in use today.

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Thermometer of Lyon in the Science Museum in LondonThermometer of Lyon in the Science Museum in London

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1683 to 1755 · aged 71
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