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November 27

2 sourced moments from November 27 in history: Anders Celsius, born 1701, put boiling water at 0 degrees; and Nobel's 1895 will took five years to become the Nobel Prizes.

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2 things happened on November 27

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1895 Science · The Scientific Method

Nobel's 1895 will took five years to become the Nobel Prizes

Signed in Paris on 27 November 1895, Nobel's last will needed five years, a covert asset run and a family fight to become the first prizes.

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1701 Science · Physics

Anders Celsius, born 1701, put boiling water at 0 degrees

The Uppsala astronomer born in 1701 built the 100-degree scale upside down — and today water doesn't quite boil at 100 on it either.

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