Celsius Celsius The Celsius scale, also known as the centigrade scale, is a temperature scale used by the International System of Units (SI). As an SI derived unit, it is used by all countries except the United States, the Bahamas, Belize, the Cayman Islands and Liberia. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who developed a similar temperature scale. The degree Celsius (°C) can refer to a specific temperature on the Celsius scale or a unit to indicate a difference between two temperatures or an uncertainty. Before being renamed to honor Anders Celsius in 1948, the unit was
Vladimir Sokolov (scientist) to Bolivia, Cuba, Ethiopia, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru and Vietnam. His research interests were diverse. He studied radiobiology in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, as well as ethology and the systematics of mammals. A species of rodent, "Cricetulus sokolovi", was named after him. Also, a species of legless lizard, "Ophisaurus sokolovi", was named in his honor. Sokolov was also one of the first authors to write about the concept of biosphere reserves. Sokolov published about 1000 scientific papers. Vladimir Sokolov (scientist) Vladimir Sokolov (February 1, 1928 – April 19, 1998) was a Russian scientist in the field of zoology and