871Which Swedish astronomer developed the temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees?
872Which German physicist developed the mercury thermometer and the temperature scale that bears his name, once common in the United States?
873Which English chemist is generally credited among the earliest scientists to isolate and identify oxygen gas?
874Which Swedish chemist and engineer invented dynamite and later established the prestigious international prize that bears his name?
875Which Dutch scientist is generally credited with building some of the earliest practical compound microscopes?
876Beyond pasteurization, Louis Pasteur is also well known for developing effective vaccines against anthrax and which other disease?
877Which German physician and Nobel laureate pioneered chemotherapy by developing an early effective treatment for syphilis?
878Which Dutch scientist proposed an early wave theory explaining the behavior and propagation of light?
879Isaac Newton’s corpuscular theory proposed that light was composed of what kind of entities?
880According to historical accounts, which ancient Chinese scientist is credited with inventing an early device to detect earthquakes?
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