Celsius whom Linnaeus had been corresponding; Daniel Ekström, the instrument maker; and Mårten Strömer (1707–1770) who had studied astronomy under Anders Celsius. The first known Swedish document reporting temperatures in this modern "forward" Celsius scale is the paper "Hortus Upsaliensis" dated 16 December 1745 that Linnaeus wrote to a student of his, Samuel Nauclér. In it, Linnaeus recounted the temperatures inside the orangery at the University of Uppsala Botanical Garden: Since the 19th century, the scientific and thermometry communities worldwide have used the phrase "centigrade scale". Temperatures on the centigrade scale were often reported simply as "degrees" or, when greater specificity
Celsius 41.11 "National Review" stating that the film had done a "solid job" in answering Moore's arguments whilst Maitland McDonagh of "TV Guide" called the film a "shrill, repetitive screed". The production of "Celsius 41.11" was funded by the conservative political organization Citizens United. The organization's president, David Bossie, was surprised at the success of "Fahrenheit 9/11" both at the box office and in rallying support for the Democratic political position. "After seeing Moore's impact, I wanted to counterpunch", he said to the "LA Times" in 2004, adding that, "Documentaries have become a weapon of the left". "Celsius 41.11" took six weeks