Mercury-in-glass thermometer ushered in a new era of accuracy and precision in thermometry, and is still to this day regarded as one of the most accurate thermometers available. The thermometer was used by the originators of the Fahrenheit and Celsius scales. Anders Celsius, a Swedish scientist, devised the Celsius scale, which was described in his publication "The origin of the Celsius temperature scale" in 1742. Celsius used two fixed points in his scale: the temperature of melting ice and the temperature of boiling water. This wasn't a new idea, since Isaac Newton was already working on something similar. The distinction of Celsius
Him Kerosene Him Kerosene Him Kerosene was a Swedish 1990s alternative rock band founded in Luleå. Him Kerosene started in 1991, at first playing pop music inspired by The Beatles and The Smiths, although the band would be known for a harder and more dynamic sound than that. The band's home town Luleå had plenty of rehearsal studios and several bands were around, with members from one band often contributing to another. This was especially clear in the case of Him Kerosene, which during its lifetime saw members from several other famous Swedish bands. Two of the members in the first lineup,