An advocate for the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, in 1730, he was appointed as professor of astronomy at Uppsala, in 1733 published detailed observations of the aurora borealis and was the first to associate the phenomenon with the earth's magnetic field. For 10 points, name this scientist, a pioneer in the use of photometric devices to measure the brightness of stars and the creator of the temperature scale standard in the Metric System.
An advocate for the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, in 1730, he was appointed as professor of astronomy at Uppsala, in 1733 published detailed observations of the aurora borealis and was the first to associate the phenomenon with the earth's magnetic field. For 10 points, name this scientist, a pioneer in the use of photometric devices to measure the brightness of stars and the creator of the temperature scale standard in the Metric System.
An advocate for the introduction of the Gregorian calendar, in 1730, he was appointed as professor of astronomy at Uppsala, in 1733 published detailed observations of the aurora borealis and was the first to associate the phenomenon with the earth's magnetic field.
Anders {Celsius}