The life of Benvenuto Cellini, written by himself, is, in its class, one of the most curious and interesting biographies extant. It not only contains very full information respecting the life and professional pursuits of an extraordinary individual, and describes all reeks of persona with whom he was connected during a long and busy career, but tendshes a lively and no doubt tolerably soenrate picture of the state of society daring the greater part of the lath century. Cellint's vanity and wit-satisfaction, displayed throughout the work, are excel afro and highly ludicrous ; and, candid or reckless, he does not disguise the raceme. Into which an ardent temperament and nn tenoned fiussfons too frequently urged him. To the dishonour of those who held the reins of government, sod especially In the States of the Church, his narrative shows how easily crime was overlooked when the delinqoent had talents (either useful or agreeable to his judges) to plead in his behalf, or courtly Interest to protect him from the just consequences of a disregard of the laws.
The best edition of Cellinre life is entitled 'Vita dl Benvonuto Canis' dr lei mederimo writta, &c. &ads Die Carpani,' whose notes are valuable. 2 vols. Svo, 1812. It has been very well' translated into F.metish by W. Roscoe. CellIni also wrote a treatise on various branches of his art.
CfrISIUS, ANDREW, born 1701, at Upeal, died 1744. He must not be confounded with his father (or uncle), Oleos Celsius, 1670-1756, a theologian, or with his grandfather, 3lagnue Nicholas Celsius, 1621-1679, a mathematician and botanist. Andrew Celsius joined Maupertnis and his associates in the measurement of the Lapland degree, and afterwards built en observatory at Upset He was the first who employed the centigrade thermometer. He wrote various works, of which It will be worth while to note—I, his astronomical and meteorological observations in the Upsal Acta Literaria;* 2, his collection of the snrone heresies observed in his time in Sweden, under the tale CCCXYI Observational; de Lumine Boreali,' Nurnberg, 1733.