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When Anders Celsius developed the temperature scale that would eventually bear his name, he set 0° as the boiling point and 100° as the freezing point.

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When Anders Celsius developed the temperature scale that would eventually bear his name, he set 0° as the boiling point and 100° as the freezing point.

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