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 and Robert Koehler of "Variety" said that the film preached to the choir. Some reviewers said that "Celsius 41.11" felt like a campaign ad for Bush or, possibly, an attack ad against Kerry. Michael Graham of the "National Review" praised "Celsius 41.11" saying that "unlike Michael Moore’s film, "Celsius 41.11" is an actual documentary" and that the film was "far more logical" than "Fahrenheit 9/11". However, Graham also added that "41.11 isn't nearly as emotionally powerful as Moore’s film", a view with which Duane Dudek of the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" concurred. Philip Kennicott of the "Washington Post" described Moore's film,