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Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, uczony i nauczyciel
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit: A scientist and propagator of science

Author(s): Andrzej Januszajtis
Subject(s): Local History / Microhistory, History of Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit; thermometer

Summary/Abstract: This article is based on the author’s own book Mr. Fahrenheit, dżentelmen z Gdańska (Mr. Fahrenheit, a Gentleman from Gdańsk), published in 2005, and on extensive source material he collected over the years. The study describes the life of the scientist from Gdańsk, with a focus on the stages when he acquired his education and experience, and comments on his lectures and publications, which make us respect him as a propagator of science. The article includes a chronological list of his most important achievements.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 81
  • Page Range: 175-200
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish
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