Celsius

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Images

standard and absolute temperature scales

Read Next

Centimetres vs inches, metal rulers on a white background with clipping path.

15 Questions About Units of Measurement Answered

Highway Night Traffic Portland, drive, driving, car, automobile.

What's the Difference Between Speed and Velocity?

Galaxy clusters like Abell 2744 can act as a natural cosmic lens, magnifying light from more distant, background objects through gravity. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope may be able to detect light from the first stars in the universe if they are gravitationally lensed by such clusters. (astronomy, space exploration, galaxies)

How Fast Is the Universe Expanding?

Abstract vector hi speed internet technology background

History of Technology Timeline

Binary Computer Code, Binary Code, Internet, Technology, Password, Data

How Does Wi-Fi Work?

Discover

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)

The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Celsius: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

News •

Surendranagar sizzles at 44.8 degrees as heat wave grips Gujarat • Apr. 8, 2025, 8:57 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Facts

Also Known As	centigrade • °C • centigrade scale • Celsius temperature scale

Photos

standard and absolute temperature scales

See All Images →

Topics

Fahrenheit temperature scale Rankine temperature scale Réaumur temperature scale Beaufort scale absolute temperature scale Richter scale grain size scale Douglas scale moment magnitude

Key People

Anders Celsius, detail from a drawing by an unknown artist, 18th century.

Anders Celsius

Swedish astronomer

Quiz

rain. Child in the rain, wearing a rain coat, under a yellow umbrella. April Showers weather climate rain storm water drops

April Showers to March’s Lions and Lambs

List

Centimetres vs inches, metal rulers on a white background with clipping path.

15 Questions About Units of Measurement Answered