celsius

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In the past 50 years, the peninsula - the tongue of Antarctica that juts up towards South America - has experienced warming of 2.5 degrees celsius, which is many times higher than the global average.

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  1. The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.

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  1. Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)

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  • My MNT, is a yellow waxy solid at about 30 celsius, however when i looked up the msds it said that melted at -16 celsius or something like that. —  The Explosives and Weapons Forum: TNT synthesis
  • The harbour city had an average maximum temperature during the month of 17 degrees celsius, slightly below the long-term normal of 18. —  THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
  • In the past 50 years, the peninsula - the tongue of Antarctica that juts up towards South America - has experienced warming of 2.5 degrees celsius, which is many times higher than the global average. —  thedaily.com.au: Breaking News
  • Temperatures reached 17 degrees celsius (63F) that day. —  Boston.com Most Popular
  • I washed the diapers separately three to four times a week, in a regular cycle at 40 degrees celsius (warm). —  A Mother in Israel
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