Anders Celsius Determining the Shape of the Earth"). Celsius' participation in the Lapland expedition won him much respect in Sweden with the government and his peers, and played a key role in generating interest from the Swedish authorities in donating the resources required to construct a new modern observatory in Uppsala. He was successful in the request, and Celsius founded the Uppsala Astronomical Observatory in 1741. The observatory was equipped with instruments purchased during his long voyage abroad, comprising the most modern instrumental technology of the period. In astronomy, Celsius began a series of observations using colored glass plates to record the
Celsius 41.11 "Fahrenheit 9/11", as "well crafted" believing that, while Moore had angered the targets of his film he "went the extra mile, creatively, to do so". In contrast Kennicott described "Celsius 41.11" as "dull, lazy and inconsistent". "Celsius 41.11" was criticised for sharing some of what reviewers perceived to be the flaws of "Fahrenheit 9/11". For example, Desson Thomson of the "Washington Post" (although generally positive about "Celsius 41.11") said that in the case of both films "the spleen factor could poison small children". Writing in the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" Duane Dudek said, "as with "Fahrenheit 9/11", it's impossible to separate