In 1742 , Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius ( 1701-1744 ) created a temperature scale which was the reverse of the scale now known by the name `` Celsius '' : 0 represented the boiling point of water , while 100 represented the freezing point of water .
In 1742 , Anders Celsius ( 1701-1744 ) made a `` reversed '' version of the modern Celsius temperature scale .