Magnus Celsius (16 January 1621 – 5 May 1679) was a
Swedish
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astronomer
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and
mathematician
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, decipherer of the
staveless runes. His grandson was
Anders Celsius.
He was the father of
Olof Celsius, Nils Celsius and Johan Celsius.
1621 births
1679 deaths
17th-century Swedish astronomers
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